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A new agenda
Profile: Commerzbank
Centralising the server
Yahoo! has been at the cutting edge of the internet revolution for the past 10 years, but its treasury risk management team has been relatively conservative in its use of derivatives. Jayne Jung talks to Yahoo! treasurer Gideon Yu
The ascent of Man
Profile: Stanley Fink
The weight of true institutional firepower...applied with a deft touch
Russell Investment Group runs more than $5bn in its funds of hedge funds, making it quite a hefty hitter in the FoHF universe, writes Solomon Teague. However, as Alex Trichot explains, size has not stopped the group from diverging from its peers on some…
Taking good care of investors' money
CARE Capital Group's CARE Offshore fund of hedge funds has produced 14.55% net annualised returns since inception. David Walker found out how
Gary King
Gary King, chief executive of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, talks to Stella Farrington about his hopes for energy trading in the Middle East
Vladislav Soloviov, chief financial officer, RUSAL
Born in 1973, Vladislav Soloviov, is the chief financial officer at Russian aluminium giant RUSAL. Before joining RUSAL he held key roles in The Russian Federation's Ministry of Taxes and Dues
Petter Kapstad, head of risk management, Statoil
Petter Kapstad is head of risk management at Statoil, Norway's largest oil company. In 1997, Kapstad helped to steer Statoil through the implementation of a groundbreaking enterprise-wide risk management (EWRM) programme
Paul de Fries, group risk manager, Noble Group
Paul de Fries is group risk manager of Noble Group. He began his career at the IPE, was a derivatives trader with Hull, and later joined ING Bank. He was head trader at Macquarie Bank before joining Noble in 2001
David Davies, chief financial officer, OMV
David Davies has been the chief financial officer at Austrian oil and gas group OMV since April 2002. A trained chartered accountant, Davies has held senior financial roles in companies that span a variety of industry sectors, including chemicals,…
Jane McCarthy, manager of portfolio risk management BHP Billiton
Jane McCarthy is manager of portfolio risk management at BHP Billiton. She is responsible for quantitative portfolio modelling and risk analysis, including regular reporting to the board and financial risk management committee
Jaime Roman, risk managing director, Endesa, Spain
Jaime Roman is chief financial officer and risk managing director at Spanish utility Endesa. Holding a PhD in Electrical Engineering, he was in academia before being approached to join Endesa in 1997
Why it pays to split the pot, or how to hedge your pension fund's bets
Equity Insurance Group chose Union Bancaire Privée for hedge funds, and JP Morgan for long-only, for its £500m mandate in May. Solomon Teague investigated how the deal was done
A Mediterranean marvel from Malta
While Valetta Fund Management's Mediterranean Rim Fund does not go short, VFM's Kenneth Farrugia explained to David Walker its absolute return approach is applied interestingly to countries bordering the Mediterranean's shores
BMW motors into the market
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Peter Styles
An EFET board member, Peter Styles campaigns for fairer energy market trading conditions. He talks to Stella Farrington about his career and hopes for the future
Angela Osborne
Dresdner Kleinwort's head of hedge fund sales in London tells Nikki Marmery why she finds dealing with these clients so rewarding
Lombard eyes the single life
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Mining a rich seam
BHP Billiton
