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Ontario Teachers signs up to DSTi risk management system
Toronto-based Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP), the retirement fund for 247,000 Ontario-based teachers, has selected DST International’s (DSTi) HiRisk package as its new enterprise-wide risk management and analysis software.
Acrossthe divide
Watson Wyatt
Countdown to Basel II
With Basel II set for implementation in three years' time, some banks in the Asia Pacific region are working hard to align their operational risk systems with the requirements outlined in the new Accord.
US merger brings uncertain future for BoA/ Fleet FX staff
Bank of America’s (BoA) $47 billion purchase of FleetBoston Financial should bolster its regional US coverage in foreign exchange. But an overlap in jobs is unavoidable with a bank the size of BoA, analysts told RiskNews ' sister publication FX Week ,…
China - Meeting the competition
China's financial institutions have realised the need to apply best practice in managing risk, and have been implementing cutting-edge risk management systems. But there are challenges in obtaining reliable data, writes Clive Davidson.
Let there be light
Orchard Funds does not aim to shoot the lights out in returns, but since its inception in January 2003 it has shed illumination on gloom pervading investors’ portfolios since March 2000.
Covering all bases
Whether it is listed or unlisted, multi-strategy or single strategy focus, Tony Morrongiello is trying to ensure 3A has a fund of hedge fund product for every possible buyer
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