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Starting from zero
The EBRD's Alex Tanase has worked with mortgage lenders across central and eastern Europe to develop nascent mortgage markets - often starting from nothing. By Dippy Singh
Profile: Avarina Miller
The senior vice-president at Demica, the provider of working capital services, talks to Matthew Attwood about how volatility is increasing appetite for more traditional structures
Fine-tuning protection
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The bite of the Bear
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In active pursuit
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Isda's man in China
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The Leong view
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How to heal a paper cut
London-based hedge fund manager Solent Capital hit the headlines in August after its SIV-lite, Mainsail II, became a victim of the liquidity squeeze in the commercial paper market, and was forced to wind down. However, the manager is looking to take…
Old hands, steady heads
Mustafa Jama joined Morgan Stanley's FoHF team as CIO four years ago – and tells Solomon Teague there are not that many houses whose engagement with hedge funds stretches back 16 years
New seasoned and experienced old hands on the block
After gardening leave, John Godden set about recruiting for IGS Group, a multi-faceted alternatives consultancy, in the word's widest sense. Solomon Teague sat down with him to find out more on what IGS was built to do
Plain sailing as the GMI ship fund makes some pieces of (very non-correlated) eight
M2M has made quite a splash in its first year with its Global Maritime Investments shipping hedge fund, making 31% and raising $111m in barely 10 months. GMI's Stephen Rodley and Stuart Rae told David Walker how they managed both…
John Casaudoumecq
Citi's head of global commodities John Casaudoumecq explains to Oliver Holtaway why he switched to the sector after a career in the rate markets – and why he felt relocating to London was crucial to building the business
Exit routes clear
Rob Collins has joined Morgan Stanley's securitisation team from his previous role as chief financial officer for the investment bank's UK mortgage lender - Advantage. His new role will help the firm feed capital markets intelligence into its product…
Stephen Andress
The head of derivatives ops at Northern Trust talks to Matthew Attwood about how credit derivatives are evolving and what effect the summer's turmoil may have on the industry
First Pacific Advisors - The waiting game pays off
Betting against the markets takes a steady nerve, but for Robert Rodriguez and Thomas Atteberry, investment managers at West Coast house First Pacific Advisors, the strategy has paid off - and how. Dalia Fahmy talks to the two men who run this year's…
Acta finds its method
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The Leong view
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More than a retail tale
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Retail reluctance
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The OTC ambassador
Isda's deputy chief executive, George Handjinicolaou, talks to Alexander Campbell
Welcome to the brains trust
Jersey's Ermitage has made a name for itself investing in leading managers and as its chief executive officer, Ian Cadby explains to Solomon Teague, finding and mixing them to avoid the worst of market downturns goes far further than a good contact book.