Profile
Cleaning up
Asia’s exchanges have been slow to warm to the idea of a pan-Asian central clearer, which could create opportunities for foreign groups such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Georgina Lee speaks with the exchange’s head of clearing, Kimberly Taylor
Reaching for more
As investors face volatility in the financial markets, Irish boutique investment firm GlobalReach Securities is seeing greater demand for structured products. Pierre Cooper talks to Peter Duff, the firm’s head of private clients, about the desire to…
The active revolution
Grail Advisors sought to revolutionise the US fund market with the launch of the first actively managed exchange-traded fund earlier this year. As the product range expands, will mutual fund providers and investors go with the flows? Sophia Morrell…
Absolutely fabulous
A readiness to adapt to changed market circumstances has generated an impressive track record for Cape Town-based Alpha Macro Managers’ Absolute Alpha Fund, helping it avoid the worst of last year’s market upset. By Mark Pengelly
Disposal expert
John Crompton, head of market investments at UK Financial Investments, talks to Alexander Campbell
Profile: Tradition's David Pinchin
As part of our 15th anniversary profile series, recently retired David Pinchin gives his farewell interview to Rachel Morison reflecting on his experiences as chief operating officer of international interdealer broker Tradition and co-founder of its…
Profile: Spectron's John Evans
John Evans, UK electricity market pioneer and business development director at Spectron Group, discusses the past, present and future of the European energy markets with Roderick Bruce.
The White stuff
JW Advisors was established earlier this year by Joseph White, one of a growing number of intermediaries leaving investment banks to go independent. Now White is constructing credit diversified portfolios for institutional clients, who are reaping the…
Capinordic expansion
Capinordic Asset Management, part of the Denmark-based Capinordic Bank, is planning to launch a structured products distribution business in Sweden. Pierre Cooper talks to Johan Tjeder, the fund manager who has been brought in to help set up the operation
Starting from scratch
Zahid Molla, head of risk management, Afghanistan International Bank, talks to Alexander Campbell
Provisioning for the future
A growing number of regulators have highlighted dynamic provisioning as a means of lessening pro-cyclicality in the financial system. José Mar√≠a Rold√°n, director-general of banking regulation at the Banco de Espa√±a and chair of the Standards…
Eye on Asia
Alain Papiasse took over as chief executive of corporate and investment banking at BNP Paribas in April this year. Christopher Jeffery met with him in Hong Kong to talk about the French bank's strategy in Asia
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund: Insparo Asset Management
Frontier of investment
Oakley Absolute Return: Oakley Capital
Growing a good idea
Tamalpais Global Partners Master Fund: Tamalpais Asset Management
Agile and prudent strategy pays off
Firm or flexible?
Fonchim, Italy's largest occupational pension scheme, has been spared the worst of the fallout from the credit crunch thanks to tough investment laws. But the question over whether to loosen asset restrictions may be back on the table. Blake Evans…
Profile: Henrik Raber
Standard Chartered's new head of capital markets in Europe, America and Africa speaks to Credit about where he sees growth opportunities in the months ahead
Highly cultured
Patricia Jalleh, head of group operational risk at United Overseas Bank Group, says that to achieve a robust op risk framework, a risk culture must be well and truly embedded within the firm. And no risk culture is perfect - it's a matter of constantly…
Benoît de Vitry
Our 15th anniversary profile series continues as Roderick Bruce talks with Benoît de Vitry, head of commodities at Barclays Capital, about his memories of the past 15 years and thoughts on the future