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A Sensible Starting Point for Hedge Fund Regulation
December 1, 2008 - As Congress considers regulation of hedge funds, MIT’s Andrew Lo told a House committee that a Capital Markets Safety Board would improve fund transparency by investigating the blowups that contribute to systemic risk.
Sovereign Wealth Risk
March 10, 2008 - Market observers are voicing concerns that hedge fund problems may spill over into sovereign wealth funds, which are seeking to juice their returns by putting money in high-risk alternative investments.
Risk Conquers All?
February 18, 2008 - As securities firms see their in-house risk controls compromised and banks are forced to take massive write-downs, risk management services companies like RiskMetrics are benefiting from the capital markets’ desire for security.
Resolving the Corporate Actions Quagmire
February 4, 2008 - The automation of corporate actions may finally be reaching critical mass: IT spending is on the rise and Swift’s efforts to standardize corporate actions messaging on the ISO 20022 format are being embraced.
Atlas Shrugged (and the World Shook)
November 3, 2008 - With the U.S. government putting together a new regulatory scheme, it is critical that the system that emerges protects not only investors, but also the capital-raising process itself from a self-destructive loss of focus.
Revisiting Risk
October 27, 2008 - As Wall Street struggles to determine how it got into the current debacle, one thing is certain: Firms will need to change the way they develop risk management infrastructures and practices.
The River Known as Regulation
September 29, 2008 - After the bailout plan is finalized, legislators will begin taking a long, hard look at the regulatory regimes of the past. But as the saying goes, you can’t step twice in the same river.
Making Clicks Count: The Search for Simple Software
July 14, 2008 - Even as they place ever-greater demands on their software, simplicity has emerged as a key differentiator for Wall Street firms looking for intuitive products.
Where Is the Leadership?
June 23, 2008 - Almost a year after the crisis began, the financial services industry is still waiting for strong leadership to emerge.
Long on Issues, Short on Time
June 16, 2008 - The SEC may soon have a full complement of commissioners, but the political calendar and other complications may ensure that no major policy or rulemaking initiatives are carried to completion.
Watching for Rogue Traders
June 9, 2008 - While rogue trading is not new, the magnitude of recent losses--and prodding from regulators--has banks looking at prevention with renewed urgency.
The Case for Quality Data
March 31, 2008 - While data management experts regularly promote the importance of clean data to financial firms, quantitatively measuring the effects that faulty data has on an enterprise can be difficult.
