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Ten years at the top
A decade of commodity rankings has seen many players come and go – but as James Ockenden finds, the top two investment banks, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, have been solid all the way
The focus of this second article on the operational risks associated with hedge funds is the critical need for appropriate operational due diligence.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has put together its national implementation guidelines for Basel II, making it one of the first regulators globally to detail its qualifying criteria for those banks aiming...
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Battle of the Benchmarks
While many funds of hedge funds have struggled to raise assets, investable indices have taken in money hand over fist. Here they explain how they've done it, and the different methodologies behind their products' construction
Push for the podium Click here to view results
Major investment banks are jostling for position in global derivatives, and the battle is playing out in the inter-dealer markets. As the results of Risk’s 2004 rankings show, while the usual firms still dominate, a number of banks are making inroads,...
Banc of America Securities
The investment-grade team at Banc of America Securities is not the first to merge cash bond and derivative desks, but by throwing structured credit into the mix, Charley McLendon hopes to lead the team to a top-three position. Dalia Fahmy reports...
Passive investing gets active
Gaining exposure to the hedge fund industry through investable indexes is one of the growth areas in alternative investment. David Walker and John Butcher examine how the index providers are looking to capitalise on the money flowing into the indexes...
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Necessary operational due diligence
This second article of three on hedge funds' operational risks proposes a pragmatic approach to conduct operational due diligence to understand why some hedge funds are potentially more exposed to support a well-informed investment process.Based on top-down...
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The covered bond market is undergoing a period of transition: issues such as a supply shortage, disclosure, regulatory shortcomings and developing markets are all affecting the market. A number of covered bond practitioners give their opinions on these...
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