Profile
Thames River Warrior Fund: Thames River Capital Holdings
Experience unlocks returns for Thames River Warrior fund
Passionate about funds: profile of Unigestion
Investor profile: Unigestion
Turning points: Catherine Flax, chief executive officer of commodities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JP Morgan
Catherine Flax, chief executive officer of commodities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at JP Morgan, shares her renowned enthusiasm for the commodities sector with Lianna Brinded
Z-Score architect launches new rating metrics: Edward Altman profile
Edward Altman, the high yield and credit risk expert, tells Credit that his new initiative for evaluating creditworthiness of non-financials has an error rate almost half that of the rating agencies.
State benefits for RBS
Jezri Mohideen, head of rates trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at RBS, talks to Alexander Campbell
SIP Nordic takes dynamic strategies to UK IFAs
SIP Nordic’s UK arm and RBS are bringing structured products to independent financial advisers throughout the UK, with a focus on educating them about the products and the potential benefits they bring to a portfolio. Clare Dickinson talks to managing…
BlueBay Multi-Strategy Fund: BlueBay Asset Management
Pursuing multi-strategy approach to fixed income
Majedie Tortoise Fund: Majedie Asset Management
Tortoise races ahead
Russian investment fears put to rest
Profile of Prosperity Capital Management
Simply does it
Structured products have been used as a scapegoat for some of the problems that led to the financial crisis. But Cater Allen, the UK private banking arm of Santander, says transparent products can regain investors’ confidence. Clare Dickinson reports
Constructing a reputation
China Construction Bank (Asia) is enhancing its retail offerings in Hong Kong ahead of a planned expansion into mainland China. But the distributor is delaying sales of accumulators to high-net-worth and private banking clients for fear of reputational…
Turning points: Chris Schlegel, risk manager with Southern Company
Chris Schlegel, risk manager with Southern Company, speaks to Lianna Brinded about the changing landscape for energy risk management amid the new global energy mix
Q&A with JP Morgan’s head of commodities for India
Indian businesses are keen to learn how to recognise their exposures to commodity price volatility and, in turn, manage that risk, says JP Morgan’s Rahul Eapen. He tells Katie Holliday why the varying levels of knowledge and understanding make the Indian…
Predicting the unthinkable
Raj Singh, chief risk officer at Swiss Re, talks to Alexander Campbell
Protect to survive
The Lehman minibond scandal put Hong Kong firmly in the spotlight, with television images of protesting investors beamed across the world. In response, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is making changes to investor protection rules. Martin…
More to play for
Harry Harrison, head of rates trading at Barclays Capital, talks to Alexander Campbell
Turning points: John Hattenberger
John Hattenberger, managing director of Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA, speaks to Pauline McCallion about the defining moments of his career within the natural gas sector
Banca Fideuram focuses on clarity
Tightening spreads are making it more difficult for banks to factor protection into their products and although the market is stabilising, having protection and products they understand is still an important factor for Banca Fideuram’s customers. Clare…
Halliday goes the extra mile
New York-based Halliday Financial set up its structured products distribution business in October 2009, after consulting with one and all to ensure that its new business would not fall foul of the regulator. Sophia Morrell reports
York Event-Driven Ucits Fund: York Capital Management
Moving into Ucits