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Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Posted on January 30, 2009 by admin

Recent markets developments and the answers public authorities and regulators have so far given to the challenges they pause certainly create cause for concerns and reflexion on the sources of the crisis, the financial system, the pertinence of the behaviour … Continue reading →

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The long lock up conundrum

Posted on January 15, 2009 by admin

Introduction With many ‘star names’ in the hedge fund industry being able to use their clout to lock up investor assets for lengthy periods, the notion that illiquidity is a price worth paying for better performance should be scrutinized. This … Continue reading →

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Confession of a Risk Manager

Posted on September 15, 2008 by admin

In August 2008, the Economist printed an article called “Confessions of a Risk Manager”. We have taken some key points out, hopefully for the reader’s benefit. Expect the unlikely: “The possibility that liquidity could suddenly dry up was always a … Continue reading →

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