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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

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Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. as of the end of 2020, hedge funds managed approximately $3.6 Some of these impacts include market liquidity, risk and efficiency, and can be both positive and negative for financial markets.

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Navigating the New Era of Risk Management: Complex Models in Modern Banking

Global Banking & Finance

Navigating the New Era of Risk Management: Complex Models in Modern Banking Written by Sanjay Moolchandani April 2024 The banking and finance sector is navigating significant change driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving regulations, a changing economic landscape, and the sophisticated nature of today’s financial markets.

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

The TRADE

Over the past two decades, several critical financial market regulations have been implemented globally, particularly in response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The years following 2008’s GFC experienced continued financial regulatory reform.

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Citi employs blockchain for new FX solution

The TRADE

The new application, currently available to clients, was created as part of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) ‘project guardian’ – a collaborative initiative between MAS and financial market players “seeking to test the feasibility of applications in asset tokenization and DeFi, while managing risks to financial stability and integrity”.

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Corporates Face Novel, Greater Risks from Debt Ceiling Impasse—Even if No Default Occurs

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

While there have been a number of actual and threatened “government shutdowns” in recent years, and government agencies and executives have experience navigating them, a market perception of a credible default risk on U.S. debt (even short of an actual default) would be a new scenario for which no one has a playbook.

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M&G Investments leads $30 million Series B funding round for GFO-X

The TRADE

LCH DigitalAssetClear will focus on counterparty credit, risk management, and the settlement needs of the digital asset derivatives market as institutional products develop. ” The post M&G Investments leads $30 million Series B funding round for GFO-X appeared first on The TRADE.

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Evolving regulation expected to push crypto derivatives trading volumes onshore

The TRADE

The report also noted that given the 24/7 nature of the crypto market, the lack of weekend clearing offered by traditional financial markets could expose investors to risk of price moves and increased margin requirements. Only 4% of respondents stated that all volumes will be onshore.

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