Misconceptions about the utility and purpose of credit default swaps continue to spread and efforts to defend them have been rebuffed by misguided regulatory efforts, according to resea
All eyes will be on former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont (pictured) and Economics Editor and Broadcaster Stephanie Flanders as they debate the future of the financial markets at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2012. The event, titled ‘Shaken
An anticipated rise in interest rates is accelerating the use of alternative investments by insurance general accounts, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

 "Although they comprise a relatively small portion of total assets, large insurance companies have been known for
The EDHEC-Risk Institute has published a new publication – “An Integrated Approach to Sovereign Wealth Risk Management,” – containing the results of the second-year research work conducted in the Deutsche Bank research chair on asset-liability management (ALM) techniques for sovereign
At a time when cash is tight and good business opportunities are hard to come by, who would expect financial big guns to start fretting about whether their past gains were really deserved?
The dual impact of the persistently weak economic environment and new regulations is keeping investment management companies on a slow growth track, according to industry executives surveyed by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm. While the survey
Funds under management of UK domiciled investment funds were GBP354.2bn in January 2009, 18 per cent lower than January 2008 and two per cent down on the previous month, according to th
Considering Citigroup are one of the newest prime finance houses on the Street, they’re going a long way to establishing themselves as a major force. Key hires including Christy York coming in to run the European capital introduction team and
Spanish banking giant BBVA announced last week that it had decided to pull out of the hedge fund market, shutting domestic hedge fund manager Proxima Alfa Investments and also winding down
Duff & Phelps, an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, is forming an operational risk due diligence practice that will provide investors with an independent t
