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Citco see opportunities for fund administrators with exchange clearing of OTC derivatives

Citco expects more money to flow into the hedge fund sector in 2012 but with it comes more demanding conditions imposed by institutional investors keen to have transparency and better risk controls.

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Order management systems come into focus as on-exchange OTC derivatives clearing nears

Software for hedge funds has become a multi-billion dollar business. The complexity of trading markets coupled with the increasing speed of transactions present challenges for technology providers.

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Clearing to get boost from more to exchanges by OTC derivatives

A revolution is coming in clearing, as regulations require central clearing for OTC derivatives. Market conditions mean clients are obsessed by the financial stability of clearing counterparties.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011secure

Hedge fund investment using managed accounts and customised vehicles expected to continue in 2012

Law firm Seward & Kissel, involved in setting up the first hedge fund, sees a trend towards direct investment by large asset allocators through managed accounts or other bespoke vehicles.

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Hedge funds embrace lower cost model of cloud technology

Cloud technology could push down the costs for hedge funds of all sizes but fears remain over the counterparty risk of having one service provider for IT. Many are moving to the lower cost model.

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Short selling forecast to rise in China as regulations are relaxed, according to Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is seeing more securities lending activity in Asia. The rise in short selling reflects the weakness of the Hang Seng. Demand continues to surge while available inventory value falls.

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BAML Ucits hedge fund platform offers strategy diversity to investors

With 14 managers on its Luxembourg-based Ucits platform, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is able to offer institutional investors a wide diversity of hedge fund strategies within a regulated framework.

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Uncertain and volatile markets boost need for global research perspective

Hedge fund managers value research from a global franchise covering a wide range of companies, markets and specific sectors giving a breadth and scope of coverage to build a complete picture.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011secure

Data provision and analysis critical for hedge funds business

Bloomberg has responded to changing regulatory and market conditions by creating a service feeding critical data, analysis and insight directly into enterprise information technology infrastructures.

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Investment flows into $500m-$5bn hedge funds set to continue in 2012, predicts Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs advises start-up managers to focus on securing an ‘anchor tenant’ in the form of a seed investor or strategic capital provider. Creating a 'founding share class’ also pulls in investors.......

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