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Weighing up the credit risks
As the interest in credit derivatives grows, we unravel some of the technical applications of such products
Making it in marketing
The law on promoting hedge funds differs between countries, so managers must be aware of discrepancies
Small and mid-cap technology stocks are not participating in bear squeezes
Outlook remains bearish for beleagured sector, although select opportunities do exist
Industry failures could be avoided, says Capco study
due diligence should concentrate on back-office systems
Iraqi conflict leads to withdrawal of capital from US hedge funds
US-based funds have seen liquidity dry up as Middle Eastern investors make their voices heard
From dawnay to dusk
The manager of Dawnay Day's Olympia Global Hedge fund has worked hard to keep the strategies similar to the Olympia Star fund
Investec follows Star series success with Series II FOHFs
new multi-manager fund aims for 5%-8% annual returns
Across the channel
JPMF tries to meet continental demand for market portfolios with its latest fund offering
Offshore outsourcing poses serious risks for brokers
MASSACHUSETTS - A report issued in March by Massachusetts-based consulting firm TowerGroup - Offshore outsourcing onslaught to impact brokerage spending, staffing, and service landscape - examines how growing numbers of US securities firms are opting to…
An approach to economic capital for financial services firms
What is economic capital, and how can it be both used and calculated? Bruce Porteous, Louise McCulloch and Pradip Tapadar have the answers.
Buy side slow on FpMLtake-up
LONDON - One would be forgiven for thinking that Financial Products Mark-up Language (FpML) is another information exchange standard that has been superseded or has simply run out of steam, given the protocol's low media profile in the wake of the…
Derivatives disclosure calls mount
Warren Buffett's stinging critique of the derivatives business in March represents the latest call for more derivatives disclosure. But despite some notable moves in this direction, most financial institutions remain stubbornly opaque.
Banks set to define op risk modelling for regulators at May conference
NEW YORK - The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Risk Management Group is organising a conference in New York at the end of May designed to help the international regulatory body understand current bank op risk modelling practices and inform the…
Evergreen reaps compliance rewards
BOSTON - Evergreen Investments, the investment management arm of Charlotte, NC-based Wachovia Bank, has completed the third phase of its implementation of the StarCompliance system for enterprise-wide compliance.