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Blurred Boundaries - the Convergence of Traditional Funds and Hedge Funds

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Why the FSA Gets It

DERIVSOURCE SPOTLIGHT

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Best Practices for Efficient Communication of Trade Notification - Building a Business Case

ISITC's Derivatives Working Group recently published market practice recommendations for the communication of trade notification messages between investment managers and their accounting agents to promote the automation of this back-office process across the industry. Julia Schieffer offers insight into building a business case to secure budget to adopt best practices for this highly error-prone operational process.

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Investment managers & hedge funds have many questions to be answered before they get involved in CDS clearing.

Central clearing of credit default swaps is progressing with full speed ahead with three clearing offerings (ICE, Eurex and CME) live and processing contracts. Despite this momentum, the picture is not complete because the buy side remains reluctant to jump on board the clearing bandwagon.

DERIVATIVES REGULATION TIMELINE

Check out DerivSource's new reference guide that provides a comprehensive outline of regulatory activity in the U.S. and U.K./Europe, and the involvement of various regulatory and legislative bodies.

Derivatives Regulation Timeline

DERIVSOURCE HIGHLIGHT

Fitch Solutions, a division of the Fitch Group, says CDS on consumer services companies continues to trade with more liquidity than the broader market, given ongoing market uncertainty on the growth prospects for the global economy and the knock on effect for consumer demand levels.

SIFMA Asset Management Group 2010 Trends in the U.S. & Global Markets (from a Buy Side Perspective)

Location: New York, NY (SIFMA Conference Center)
Date: March 4, 2010 11:30 AM

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS:

* Sam Cole, Chief Operating Officer, Blue Mountain Capital
* Rick McVey, Chairman & CEO, Market Axess
* Joseph Sack (panel moderator), Executive Advisor, Asset Management Group
* Wesley Sparks, Senior Vice President (Portfolio Management), Schroders
* Chip Stevens, Managing Director (Trading), BlackRock