derivatives

Administration

Counterparty risk – who are you going to trust now?

In an era when counterparty risk has come to the fore of concerns for super funds, custodians may well represent the greatest potential danger, according to Brett Elvish. Elvish, principal of Financial ViewPoint, an independent consultancy specialising in backoffice advice, and a former managing director of Intech Investment Consulting, said the fact that most custodians […]
Staff WriterMarch 31, 2009
Administration

Counterparty risk – who are you going to trust now?

In an era when counterparty risk has come to the fore of concerns for super funds, custodians may well represent the greatest potential danger, according to Brett Elvish. Elvish, principal of Financial ViewPoint, an independent consultancy specialising in backoffice advice, and a former managing director of Intech Investment Consulting, said the fact that most custodians […]
Staff WriterMarch 31, 2009
Administration

Managing your risk to insure you don’t lose

A centralised database which reduces the time lag between the trading of an exotic derivative and its reconciliation, and gives a clearer picture of how that derivative is impacting an institution’s entire investment spectrum, will be crucial in the stricter regulatory environment ahead writes PETER HILL, the managing director of SimCorp Asia. The current economic […]
Staff WriterNovember 7, 2008
Administration

Managing your risk to insure you don’t lose

A centralised database which reduces the time lag between the trading of an exotic derivative and its reconciliation, and gives a clearer picture of how that derivative is impacting an institution’s entire investment spectrum, will be crucial in the stricter regulatory environment ahead writes PETER HILL, the managing director of SimCorp Asia. The current economic […]
Staff WriterNovember 7, 2008
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