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Investable indexes - December 2008

Credit Suisse /Tremont Hedge Fund Index - Dow Jones Hedge Fund Benchmarks - Frontier Capital Multi-Asset Platform Fund - Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index - HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index - Lyxor Global hedge Fund Index

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A VAR, VAR better thing?

Banks reported a surge in the number of value-at-risk exceptions during the third quarter of last year following extreme turbulence in the financial markets. Are risk models breaking down? What are banks doing to fine-tune risk management practices and…

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VAR counts

Rising defaults in the US subprime mortgage market, plunging prices in the credit sector and a sharp squeeze in liquidity all contributed to make the third quarter very difficult for banks. Risk compares the value-at-risk figures of the major banks in…

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