Profile
Catley Lakeman – ‘keeping the banks honest’
Catley Lakeman acts as a go-between for banks and asset management companies looking to buy their structured products. Vita Millers talks to founding partner Russell Catley
Actively seeking alpha with AdvisorShares
AdvisorShares may be small, but it has an outsize footprint in the tiny yet growing active exchange-traded funds market. Yakob Peterseil talks to Noah Hamman, founder and chief executive, about bringing active management to ETFs
Turning points: SEB's Torbjörn Iwarson
While many investment banks are having a tough time in commodity markets, Swedish bank SEB is going against the grain by increasing its appetite for risk. Torbjörn Iwarson, the bank’s head of commodities, talks to Jay Maroo
Armajaro plans hedge fund diversification and expansion
Staying power
Adelante Emerging Debt Fund: Adelante Asset Management
Makeover formula
CFTC: O'Malia on a mission to fix Dodd-Frank flaws
With the end of the agency's marathon Dodd-Frank Act rulemaking in sight, CFTC commissioner Scott O'Malia wants to go back and fix what he sees as mistakes. By Peter Madigan
IWM urges investors to think about risk-adjusted returns
The Institute for Wealth Management uses structured products to give clients peace of mind while allowing them to pursue healthy returns. Yakob Peterseil speaks with Matt Medeiros, founder and CEO, about his investment philosophy
Reyker Securities: More than a custodian
Reyker to the rescue
Turning Points: Bill Perkins, Skylar Capital Management
Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital Management, sees opportunities in US natural gas markets, even as depressed prices and low volatility prompt other traders to pull back. Alexander Osipovich reports
Elkhorn Fund: Sanborn Kilcollin Partners
Fighting the Fed
Profile: FSA's Jo Paisley, on data, modelling and the Bank of England
The Financial Services Authority has a Bank of England veteran heading its risk division as it is subsumed by the central bank. Jo Paisley tells Laurie Carver how the two disparate cultures can be reconciled – particularly when it comes to data
trueEX: e-trading pioneer offering one-stop swap shop
In 1999, Sunil Hirani launched an electronic trading platform for credit derivatives, which sold for $625 million nine years later. Now he's back - and his new idea is an exchange for interest rate swaps. Peter Madigan reports
Turning points: Jill Sommers, CFTC
As she prepares to leave the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Jill Sommers speaks to Alexander Osipovich about the battles over Dodd-Frank and the investigation into MF Global
GO European Focus Fund: Governance for Owners
Hedge fund manager sees value in activist investing
Fasanara Opportunities Fund: Fasanara Capital
Fasanara Capital has bleak view of global markets
HSBC sees surge in ETF assets on back of physical model
Physical advantage
Structured products help Brooks Macdonald protect investor capital in declining markets
Brooks shields investors
Algomi: Former UBS platform guru pushes aggregation
The matchmaker
Turning points: Frédéric Lasserre, Belaco Capital
Recent years have seen an outflow of commodity derivatives talent from banks towards hedge funds and independent traders. This is the path trodden by Frédéric Lasserre, former head of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking’s commodity research…
Interview: S&P Dow Jones Indices' Alex Matturri on bringing two big brands together
Doubling up for innovation
New platform launched for IFAs selling UK retail structured products
Wrappers' delight
Eiffel Credit Opportunities: Eiffel Investment Group
Eiffel capitalises on catalysts in European credit through long/short hedge fund
Garantum fills the gap
Garantum Fondkommission is one of the Nordic market's largest structured product distributors and caters to a diverse client base across Sweden, Finland and Norway. Hannah Collins talks to co-founder and partner Thomas Bratt