Risk systems
Stepping up to the challenge
Technology
Feasting on family fortunes
family office investment club
The Infrastructure challenge
Solvency platforms
Directors, administrators, and their fiduciary responsibilities
administration/directorships
The infrastructure challenge
Solvency Platforms
Re-balancing risk priorities
Op risk managers are taking an integrated approach to the two thorns in their side – Basel II and SOX – writes Choongo Moonga
The right tool for the job
The use of derivatives and structured products in mutual funds is on the increase, especially since the liberalisation of the UK's authorised collective investment scheme and the introduction of Ucits III. But is the asset management industry equipped to…
The right tool for the job
Regulation Update
Banks need to focus on Pillars II and III says Celent
Banks may be over-emphasising the requirements for Basel II’s Pillar I, which sets the standard for risk-adjusted capital adequacy ratios, while overlooking the importance of Pillars II and III, which cover topics such as corporate governance, according…
Banks need to focus on Pillars II and III says Celent
Banks may be over-emphasising the requirements for Basel II’s Pillar I, which sets the standard for risk-adjusted capital adequacy ratios, while overlooking the importance of Pillars II and III, which cover topics such as corporate governance, according…
Caruana to end stint as Basel Committee chairman
Jaime Caruana will step down as chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in July, when his six-year tenure as head of the Spanish central bank expires. A Bank for International Settlements (BIS official says the Committee plans to discuss…
Room for growth: hedge funds in the Asian milieu
regional focus: Asia
Correlation - The energy price factor
Navneet Arora provides empirical evidence that significant correlations exist between the movements of commodity prices and the credit quality of firms in the energy sector
Technology: Unravelling the tech trends
Special report: Focus on Technology
A licence to print money?
matthew lynn
The ins and outs of Islamic investment
special report: the gulf and hedge funds
Cream of the crop
awards
Package deals
Banks have been choosing off-the-shelf fully integrated systems for energy trading and risk management. But some feel the available software still falls short
Nuclear fusion R&D
In 50 years, nuclear fusion may be a major source of energy, but until then extensive research and development is needed. To justify the current and future R&D expenditure, a cost-benefit analysis designed specially for this sector is required. David…
Coping with complexity
The demand for risk-based technology has never been higher due to changing business practices, growing regulatory burdens and burgeoning demand for cross-asset class products. But new entrants can still gain market share in niche areas.
The fine art of spotting and measuring hedge fund risk
academic paper
Do funds of hedge funds really add value for investors?
academic paper
When great minds don't think alike
funds of hedge funds
Outsourcing alternatives
Collateral management