29/08/2011
Managing Counterparty Risk with Collateral Services
In 2010, State Street announced the launch of its Collateral Tracking service to help asset managers and owners accurately assess and manage counterparty risk. The solution rounds out our extensive collateral service of...
18/08/2011
True Hedge Fund of Fund Diversification Through a 'Convergent/Divergent' Approach
A Different View of Diversification During most financial crises, there is typically an increase in asset class correlation and periods of investor irrationality. These periods appear to be occurring more frequently and ...
18/08/2011
The Case for Standards in Financial Services
The case for standards in financial services has been hotly debated in recent years. The benefit to the industry of adopting messaging standards are related to the efficiencies derived from sharing a common business voc...
11/08/2011
Turbulence, Systemic Risk, and Dynamic Portfolio Construction
Will Kinlaw, managing director and head of the Portfolio and Risk Management group for State Street Associates, was a presenter at the 16th annual Global Investment Conference, held in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Below is a...
08/08/2011
Master-Feeders Turn Spotlight on Pooling
The pooling of UCITS assets across national borders represents a key aspiration for European asset managers, as it would give them greater scale when marketing throughout the European Union. While the latest version of t...
08/08/2011
Securities Lending in Asia: Time to Look Forward
Securities lending has become a much-discussed topic not just among those working inside it, but across the financial industry. While not all of the discussions generated positive headlines, given the turmoil experience...
22/07/2011
Hedge Fund Strategies: Hidden Risks and Opportunities
Money is flowing back into hedge funds, as investors continue their quest for uncorrelated return streams. As investors renew their interest, it is worth reminding ourselves of the hidden risks, as well as the opportunit...
12/07/2011
Block Trades in High-Frequency Trading Markets
Institutional investors buying and selling equities in large blocks often find it challenging to efficiently trade in markets dominated by electronic trading, particularly high-frequency trading (HFT). Success depends on...
11/07/2011
Collateral Management Transformed: The Outsourcing Solution
A heightened focus on managing counterparty risk is a legacy of the financial crisis that is at the forefront of recent regulatory re-forms. in the derivatives market, counterparty risk was long mitigated, albeit inconsi...
11/07/2011
Consultant Relations – A Common Goal
As the financial services industry becomes more complex, the consultant community finds itself playing an increasingly vital role in helping institutional investors make critical business decisions. From complying with e...