Technology
IT spending set to fall below $1bn
As hedge fund managers square up to the most precipitous market challenges in their history, the industry is likely to have to contend with the prospect of less cash, fewer assets under management and slashed technology budgets.
The matchmakers
Evolution Securities, a London investment bank previously associated with the equities market and its advisory work with small- and mid-cap clients, has branched into fixed income with the recruitment of two credit market stalwarts, Guy Cornelius and…
Calls grow for scrapping of Basel II accord
Industry figures argue that the capital adequacy regime is not relevant in today's economic climate, and that regulators have already abandoned certain aspects of the accord on the quiet
Market graphic - The 2008-2010 credit cycle
Default rates are on the way up, but by how much? Ulf Erlandsson and Graham Rennison, quantitative analysts at Barclays Capital, use data on credit conditions to predict default rates and economic growth rates over the next two years of the cycle
Counting on the counterparty
High-profile banking failures have led to uncertainty over the ability of credit derivatives counterparties to honour their side of the trade. Contingent credit default swaps, or CCDS, are designed to mitigate this risk. But will plans for a central…
Under control
ClusterSeven and CCH Sword recently took part in a forum to discuss the implementation, costs and benefits of good control initiatives and how they reduce risk. This roundtable provides technology vendors a unique forum in which to disperse intellectual…
Regulatorisches Chaos
Leerverkäufe
Die Lehren aus der Katastrophe
Katastrophenrisiko
Go east
Once on the periphery of risk management technology, Asia has become the focus for research and development of risk and trading systems. Various technology vendors have bolstered their activities in the region, but what is driving the move? Clive…
Electronic OTC commodities platform launched
Agora-X has launched an electronic communications network (ECN) for the negotiation of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions in commodity and derivative contracts.
Opinioni assolutamente flessibili: tra teoria e pratica
Approfondimenti Investment Management
È tempo di un nuovo modello?
Modelli di capitale economico
Challenges abound in 2009
Everyone agrees that 2009 will be a challenge. Just how different the financial markets and overall environment will be for hedge funds is an open question. Some of the leading figures in the industry tell Hedge Funds Review reporters what they foresee
State of the IT
Software Survey 2008