Hedge funds
Transmission holds US wind power back despite 2009 record
Wind power is now the joint leading source of new electricity generation in the US, tying with natural gas, due to record levels of new capacity last year, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
Software product of the year - Risk Transparency Service, Investor Analytics
Risk analytics service provider Investor Analytics advocates use of sophisticated models, but works with clients to understand their limits
Hedge funds panacea
Confidence in hedge fund investments has hit an all-time low due to poor performance and fears of fraud after the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Managed accounts offering improved transparency and control over assets are being tout
He who laughs last
Professor Leon Metzger is a seasoned campaigner on the importance of internal controls within asset management firms, and has faced ridicule over the years from those who valued returns over operational controls. Then along came Madoff. No-one's laughing…
Corporate statement: German investment
With investor confidence being slowly rebuilt, UniCredit’s Juliane Bürger offers some valuable insight and advice to investors into choosing the right product, the advent of reverse convertible product offerings and the market volumes, now that it is…