Structured products
The timing is right
In today's uncertain climate, investing in a hedge fund listed on a stock exchange makes perfect sense for investors looking for added security
Personal touch tips the scales
Face-to-face meetings are most effective in attracting investment but the European investor base remains more diverse than the US one
An optimistic picture
HFR's new monthly gauge reveals a positive outlook from fund of fund managers
New paths open up for Japanese investors as old and new contrast
Japan hedge fund managers are expecting better returns than in Europe
Consistent earner
Jupiter's Astral fund selects managers that have the ability to make money regardless of market direction
Iraq conflict causes managers of fixed interest to take shorter bets
Volatility and the spectre of defaults and downgrades plagued the high yield sector in the first quarter
Eternal vigilance
Putting money into hedge fund products demands not only careful pre-investment due diligence but also continuing scrutiny of those managing the funds
Breaking down barriers
New rules easing the establishment of retail fund of hedge funds in Ireland are set to give its already healthy hedge fund industry a welcome boost
Weaving a basket strategy
Basket products are useful tools for those investors seeking to build diversified portfolios to their own specifications
Continuing high volatility cramps the style of equity market players
US long/short funds are looking forward to fundamentals winning over volatility
France set to allow onshore single-strategy funds soon
FRENch liberalisation likely after two years' consultation
US Congress tries to tame Basel II
Members of the US House of Representatives have proposed a bill that would place Congress firmly in control of the nation's Basel II debate.
Crackdown on risk budgets: Trader sign-off on revaluing data must end, says industry body
NEW YORK - The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (Prmia) is considering issuing guidelines recommending banks separate their risk management budgets from FX and other business lines.
Celent, TowerGroup: Deep IT Cuts Proving Harmful
BOSTON - Market research firms Celent Communications and TowerGroup predict that IT spending by securities firms will decrease this year, but say user firms have slashed IT staff nearly to the point that they are harming themselves.
Raroc pioneer now questions use of risk analytics
Dan Borge, who developed the first widely used enterprise-wide risk management system, risk-adjusted return on capital (or Raroc) while head of global research and corporate strategy at Bankers Trust in the 1970s and 1980s, now questions whether…
International banks have stronghold in Italian derivatives market
The first survey of Italian derivatives dealers conducted by Risk Italia , the Italian language edition of Risk , found that international banks have a stronghold in the Italian derivatives market. But the results were also encouraging for Italian banks,…
Roundtable > Operational risk quantification: a discipline at a crossroads
Operational Risk magazine held its first European roundtable during Risk magazine's annual European congress, in Paris, on April 9.
Raroc pioneer now questions use of risk analytics
Dan Borge, who developed the first widely used enterprise-wide risk management system, risk-adjusted return on capital (or Raroc) while head of global research and corporate strategy at Bankers Trust in the 1970s and 1980s, now questions whether…
Risk Italia 2003: Italian covered warrants market will recover
The Italian covered warrants market will recover, despite recent falling volumes, said Marco Montanari, head of the Italian covered warrants market at SG, speaking today at Risk 's inaugural Risk Italia conference in Milan.
Icap to broker economic derivatives
Icap has agreed to broker the parimutuel auction-based economic derivatives jointly developed by Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, the firms announced today. Icap will offer the full range of economic derivatives, including vanilla and digital options and…
US power sector slows decline - Fitch
The US power sector has seen little more than a “deceleration in the rate of its decline” in 2003, according to Richard Hunter, managing director of rating agency Fitch’s global power group.