Lehman Brothers
Legacy systems: soon to be history? SimCorp's Mayr explains
John Mayr, Marketing and Partner Development at Danish software and financial expertise provider SimCorp analyses the impact of technology in the financial industry.
Lehman Brothers may have done better as Lehman Sisters
Sweden's minister for Financial Markets Peter Norman has considered whether the crash five years ago of Lehman Brothers could have been softened if there were more women in the industry - the Lehman Sisters debate also draws criticism of bonus culture...
Morningstar analysts reflect on lessons learned from Lehman Brothers
Many lessons have been learned in the five years since Lehman Brothers went bust, but perhaps not always the right lessons, according to the views of a number of Morningstar analysts.
Recovery period a good time for private equity returns, says Trilantic
Trilantic Capital Partners Europe, the transatlantic private equity team spun out of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking in 2009 following the firm's collapse, believes 2013 will be a pivotal year for private equity, because the asset class historically...
World on collision course for Lehmans 2.0?
Four years after Lehman Brothers suffered the largest bankruptcy in US history, a former vice president at the investment bank has warned the financial system is on a ‘collision course’ for another 2008-style event.
Don’t blame the quants, says Merton
Quantitative models were unfairly criticised in the aftermath of the financial crisis, says legendary quant and co-creator of the Black-Scholes equation, but there’s plenty for quants to work on in the current environment
Commodities see biggest falls since Lehman Brothers collapse
Global commodity markets could be signalling a severe downturn as indexes tracking the sector show the sharpest falls since late 2008.
Dynamic approach to allocation required, says ING AM's Ewout van Schaick
A dynamic approach to asset allocation is needed to weather the uncertain environment, says Ewout van Schaick, head of portfolio management, strategy & asset allocation at ING Investment Management.
Hedge funds: Black sheep no more?
Research by Momentum Global Investment Management suggests that investor appetite for hedge funds has to a large extent returned following the debacle after Lehman Brothers collapsed.
Going beyond numbers in search for best managers
Statistics never lie, but fund allocators say numbers are not enough to tell if a manager is up to the job.
IMQubator adds volatility fund to seeding platform
Amsterdam-based IMQubator has seeded its ninth fund with €25million of capital, Volvar Asset Management, which specialises in volatility.
European equities could drop 30%, says ING IM
Systemic risk in the Eurozone has not been priced into equities and if the Eurozone breaks up, equity valuations could drop another 20-30%, said Patrick Moonen, senior strategist at ING Investment Management.
A warning over creeping financial repression, from Ashmore's Jerome Booth
Financial repression is a stealthy, politically easy way to tax investors. It is on the rise, and investors in developed and emerging markets alike need to pay attention.
Alfred Berg sees potential issues around safe havens NOK and SEK
Fixed income and currency allocation experts at Alfred Berg are seeing conflicting factors at work that could affect the new-found safe haven status of the Norwegian and Swedish currencies.
Head of BNP Paribas France undermines PS banking proposals
Earlier this week Arnaud Montebourg, contender in the French socialist party’s (PS) race to become presidential candidate, said the French state should run the banks and the government ban them from speculating.
Custodians warn of regulatory risk to hedge fund services
Hedge fund managers and clients will lose out if Brussels acts too strictly on the custodianship of fund assets, service providers suggest.
Decision time approaches for EU
Is ‘kicking the can’ further down the road still an option?
Fund selectors discuss attributes, tail risk and liquidity
Fund selectors have had their say on issues such as attributes of managers, tail risk, liquidity challenges for hedge funds, and issues of choosing third party funds.
People Moves: AXA IM departures, Barings rehires, Jefferies gains from Nomura
Three quit AXA IM US credit team, Burstow returns to Barings after four years, Jefferies hires two UK equities managers from Nomura.
