Technology/People
Building for Basel
Basel implementation
Asia’s ASP quandary
ASPs
A wider view of risk
Enterprise-wide risk
Researching the insurance market
'Popularity be damned' says Boston Partners
Sowing the seeds for future growth
First time hedge fund managers face a wide range of financing choices from seed capital providers and incubator programmes to conventional investors who want to negotiate terms. What are the differences between them and what are the pros and cons? Hedge…
SunGard creates real-time credit risk analytics
SunGard Trading and Risk Solutions, a unit of US technology provider SunGard, has built a new credit tool that can offer traders access to virtually real-time risk exposures.
Reading the signs
Cate Rocchi discusses the $60m Clarion Offshore Fund which has grown over 265% since launching in 1996
Profits taken by the truly hedged
Jeff Benjamin looks at the repercussions of the recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He asks, how hard has the market been hit and how long is recovery likely to take?
Preparing for the worst
Small and medium-sized banks in the US and Europe are bracing themselves for Basel II. Gallagher Polyn examines how these institutions plan to adapt to the new Accord.
Pro-cyclicality in the new Basel Accord
Could Basel II worsen recessions? By backtesting the proposed capital rules to the last recession, D. Wilson Ervin and Tom Wilde argue that the increased risk sensitivity of loan portfolio regulatory capital in the new Accord could have unwelcome…
Banking on progress
Technology
Rolfe & Nolan removes Lodge as CEO
UK derivatives systems vendor Rolfe & Nolan has ousted its chief executive officer, John Lodge, as part of an effort to boost confidence among its customers and shareholders. The company, which has seen its share price plunge over the past two years,…
Technology News
NEWS
Is the grass greener?
Should a new hedge fund manager set up in or out of house?
A new lease of life
Hedge fund service providers looking to stay ahead in the marketplace are turning to corporate websites to communicate with their customers
Moving to the centre
Basel II means banks will have to centralise the management of operational risk or lose out to competitors.
Moving to the centre
BASLE II UPDATE