risk management

Traditional assumptions about asset allocation, diversity and portfolio theory have broken down, writes Fiona Rintoul, and investors are struggling to...

Switzerland has relatively lax laws regarding funding. Samuel Sender, of Edhec, talks about the challenges this poses... To conclude our...

BNP Paribas' win of a large hedge fund mandate from a prime broker is a sign that custodians can now...

Strong and stable custodians have benefited from the financial crisis as clients have sought a safe place for their assets....

Could multi-managers be losing their lustre? Angèle Spiteri Paris speaks to players about the future of multi-management... With outflows of...

VaR has a misleading description. ‘Value at risk’ sounds like it is communicating the maximum rainfall rather than just an...

In Monaco, the discussion on fund selection versus asset allocation got most attention. Can you have one without the other?...

CCPs have stood strong in the middle of all trades providing the comfort that counterparties and regulators desire. Marco Strimer...

As regulators move to standardise the complex world of derivatives, Nicholas Pratt outlines what the changes mean for fund managers...

The obligation for alternative fund managers to obtain an authorisation has caused concern at European level and has been criticised...