UK - Britain's financial regulator says the low footprint hedge funds have in most capital markets means overall they pose a low systemic risk, but it has warned of a greater influence by the industry in areas such as convertible bonds and commodity and rates derivatives.
The Financial Services Authority paints a generally improved picture for hedge funds two years since the crisis ended, after surveying about 50 regulated managers with $390bn assets in March. In...
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