Book contributions by Risk Staff
Portfolio Construction and Management
Edited by Brice Benaben and Julien Jarmoszko
Articles by Risk Staff
Driven to distress
One man's bankruptcy is another man's opportunity. Distressed debt funds, which profit from companies that are in financial trouble, have performed poorly in recent years. But with the effects of the credit crunch expected to hit corporate issuers in the…
Column – Nigel Rendell
Emerging markets, particularly China, may provide a welcome source of returns this year but investors need to watch out for the effects of any US recession on the sector.
Putnam Investments - A specialist approach
Putnam Investments is in the business of managing portfolios, but, curiously, it doesn't employ any portfolio managers. Instead, the firm has built a team of specialists that focus on specific sectors. Matthew Attwood talks to two lynchpins of the fixed…
Beyond the blueprint
Operational risk
Innovative networks
Corporates: Corporate profile
On the move
People
Sovereign Wealth Saviours
Government funds
Valuing tranches of synthetic CDOs
Class notes
The liquidity link
Economic capital
Spiralling debt
Cover story
Profiting from divergence
Interest rates
Altering approaches
Corporates: Hedging strategies
Lessons 'learnt'
Special Report - Corporates
Speculating on suitability
Corporates: SMEs
Interbank affairs
Interdealer survey