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Spitzer says Wall Street firms still on the hook
Regulatory update
EU Cad concedes on investment firms but limits role of insurance
Front Page News
‘Scorecard approach’ – name changed by working group
Basel Committee’s op risk conference
Integration of op risk methods is key, says JP Morgan’s Sabitini
Basel Committee’s op risk conference
Citigroup outlines economic capital modernisation plans
Basel Committee’s op risk conference
SAS acquires OpRisk Analytics
Technology
Losses and lawsuits
Loss database
Borsa boosts Italy’s lagging hedge funds
New angles
Lo: Sharpe ratios may be overstated
New angles
More gauges for mortgages
Hedge funds
The point of op risk
Risk analysis
The retail debate
There is little support from both the long-only and alternative community to open up hedge funds to the retail market. But whose interests are the detractors looking out for?
Abria opens hedge fund product up to Europeans to raise assets
managers make portfolios available to continent
The M&A search begins
The Mellon HBV European Event Driven Fund LP is on the hunt for merger and acquisition arbitrage funds
Doors to Italian hedge fund market open to new investors
laws halving minimum investment to e500,000 to widen audience
Staying single
Using more than one prime broker can cause more complications than selecting many is worth
Prepare for the unexpected
Hedge fund managers are regarded as the most sophisticated in the financial services arena. But are they prepared to cope with unexpected shocks to the system?
Actions speak louder
Financial consultancy firm CityIQ, commissioned by Swift and SmartStream, canvassed over 240 firms about their activities in the corporate actions arena. The May 2003 survey showed widespread automation potential.