November 2011
Note Impact of collective influences on forecast and investment decisions
The valuation of financial assets, by financial analysts and the investment decisions of fund managers, depend on the paradigm of economic rationalisation. However, it is clear that there are uncertainties and instabilities which have characterised the financial market for (...)
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November 2011
Opinion Overview of Quantitative Finance in France
A short review of quantitative finance in France under the lens of the Next Finance website: Profile of quants, origins and outlook of the industry.
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November 2011
Innovation Munich Re transfer US hurricane and European windstorm risks to the capital markets
Munich Re has acquired coverage for US hurricane and European windstorm risks with a total volume of US$ 100m from the special-purpose vehicle Queen Street IV Capital Limited, which in turn has placed a catastrophe bond for this amount in the capital (...)
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November 2011
Innovation Rabobank successfully issued a US$ 2bn benchmark hybrid Tier 1 transaction
Rabobank successfully issued a US$ 2bn benchmark hybrid Tier 1 transaction. These capital securities, priced at a coupon of 8.40%, have been designed to comply with current Dutch and European Regulatory requirements (CRD (...)
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October 2011
Note Banks Recapitalization : Implications for hybrid debt holders
Who will be recapitalized and how much? How recapitalization work? And most importantly, for investors, how does it impact bank hybrid debt? These are the issues addressed by Philip Hall, Volatility and Credit Quantitative Manager and President of Axiom Alternative (...)
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October 2011
Note Estimating the Real Rate of Return on Stock Index
Judicious use of the rate of return framework on equity, or "cost of capital" facilitates decision-making within the financial industry by providing a metric for comparing different stock markets between them but also a comparison to other asset (...)
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October 2011
Regulation High Frequency Trading (HFT): Positive for forex market and negative for equities ?
While the AMF and European regulators plan to limit or prohibit HFT, the BSI considers it to be beneficial to the foreign exchange market in normal times and in times of stress...
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October 2011
Opinion Big thoughts on little loans through mezzanine tranche of microfinance CLO structure
Not all microfinance creates positive social benefit, so a robust research process is critical to ensure that benefits will be achieved. The social responsibility of the lending process is an essential check in reducing financial risk and delivering more sustainable (...)
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October 2011
Interview Farzine Fazel : « The main participants in high frequency trading are specialized boutiques or hedge funds »
According to Farzine Fazel and Mohamed Radjabou, high frequency trading is the new materialization of innovation in market finance. It creates breakthroughs but risk as well...
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October 2011
Strategy Management of hedge fund portfolios during crisis periods: the contribution of systematic overlays
The implementation of systematic overlays can be considered as an alternative to short-term rebalancing of hedge fund portfolios, or as an active component of alternative allocations.
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October 2011
Regulation OTC transactions on derivative products will require collateral deposits!
The European Union wishes to increase the cost on purely speculative transactions. A proper system would be set up in order to allow non-financial companies to use derivative products for « legitimate» hedging reasons…
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October 2011
People Moves Emmanuel Lefort appointed Head of European Structured Credit and Solutions
The department regroups the ABS, CLO, advisory and portfolio restructuring expertise as well as the asset, liability and capital management activities for Natixis’ clients.
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September 2011
Strategy Which strategies to privilege in an environment of extreme risk ?
A convex strategy seems to better correspond to long-term investors in terms of preference structures, potentially ready to give up some of their earnings to avoid losses that would be difficult to handle from an emotional point of (...)
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September 2011
Innovation SCOR launches the Insurance-Linked Securities fund «Atropos»
For SCOR, the launch of this fund cements its entry into third party asset management, which was one of the initiatives announced as part of its strategic plan, «Strong Momentum».
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September 2011
Note Hedge funds, a solution for struggling public pension plans ?
It is the conclusion of a paper entitled «The Changing Role of Hedge Funds in the Global Economy » written by Dr. Everett Ehrlich. He would expect more state and local governments will make them part of the solution moving (...)
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