
Kris Devasabai
Editor-in-chief, Risk.net
Kris Devasabai is the New York-based editor-in chief of Risk.net. Previously, he was bureau chief and US editor of Risk magazine. He manages the editorial team. Prior to joining Risk, Kris covered hedge funds, asset management, cross-border investing and law for several publications.
Kris holds a bachelor’s degree in law and government from the University of Manchester, and he completed his legal training at the Inns of Court School of Law in London. He was called to the bar of England and Wales in 2003.
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Articles by Kris Devasabai
Risk USA: Hire more quants in compliance, says SEC official
SEC official warns compliance teams at quant funds lack qualifications and knowledge to effectively monitor trading strategies
Risk USA: Link compensation to 'risk awareness', say CROs
Deutsche Bank and CQS using risk indicators to adjust pay
DGAM Unique Strategies Fund: Diversified Global Asset Management (DGAM)
The DGAM Unique Strategies, named best specialist fund of hedge funds over three years at the Americas Awards 2013, seeks real diversification in complex and unusual hedge fund strategies
Newedge research shows CTA capacity concerns overblown
Research from Newedge suggests growth in assets will have muted impact on CTA performance
Ada expands EM footprint with Behavior Capital merger
A pair of research-focused hedge fund managers are merging their operations to create a global emerging markets platform
Campbell opens non-trend programs to investors
CTA Campbell & Company’s Prism portfolio of non-trend strategies has generated strong returns since it launched as a standalone investment in April
Winners announced for Americas Awards 2013
Citadel, Blackstone AAM, Hildene and SkyBridge were among the big winners at the Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2013. Paloma Partners' Donald Sussman received the lifetime achievement award
SEC lifts hedge fund ad ban amid some uncertainty
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to adopt the Jobs Act rules on advertising private offerings but hedge funds will have to jump through regulatory hoops to take advantage of the change
Hedge funds escape Japan rout with minor losses
Global macro hedge funds show no signs of bailing out of the ‘Abe trade’ after weathering the sudden reversal in Japan. Global macro and managed futures funds lost on average 0.6% on the day
HSBC preps international prime finance service
HSBC's plans to establish a global prime services platform will culminate with the launch of a full international prime finance service for US hedge funds in 2014