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Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management

Trade Matching in the Traditional and Alternative Markets

Pressures from investors and regulators are accelerating the pace of convergence in traditional and alternative asset management organizations and improving standards of practice. At present, in the traditional asset management arena, managers’ and brokers’ records are generally compared on a trade-by-trade basis and custodians are authorized by the managers to settle matched transactions. In the…

Performance Measurement

Verifying the Verifier

How does one go about selecting a firm to verify their claim of compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards? Stone House Consulting partners Philip Lawton and Holly Miller discussed this topic during a recent webinar hosted by FTF News held on March 16th. Highlights from the webinar were covered in an article by Securities…

Benchmarking / Surveys

IT/Ops Cooperation, Investor Communication and Social Media

In part two of FTF News’ Q&A with Holly Miller, Stone House Consulting’s founding partner, discusses how to get IT and operations to work together effectively, the survey on investor communication and operational risk that Stone House is conducting with Infonic AG and innovative ways buy-side firms can leverage social media. Part one of the…

Governance

Corporate Governance and Operational Risk

In her opening remarks as chair of the 5th Annual OpRisk Conference in NYC today, Stone House Consulting founding partner, Holly Miller, discusses the link between corporate governance and operational risk.  

Operational Risk

Investors’ IT Savvy, STP and the Cloud

In advance of chairing tomorrow’s 5th Annual OpRisk Conference in New York, Stone House Consulting’s founding partner, Holly Miller, is interviewed by Eugene Grygo of FTF News in a two-part series.  Read what she has to say in this first conversation about the role IT plays during investor due diligence, hidden risks in straight-through processing…

Operational Risk

10 Operational Risks to Watch For

Securities Technology Monitor features a terrific slide show on Stone House Consulting’s new book, The Top Ten Operational Risks: A Survival Guide for Investment Managers and Hedge Funds.

Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management

Stone House Consulting Releases its First Book–THE TOP TEN OPERATIONAL RISKS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRMS AND HEDGE FUNDS

Press Contacts: Deborah Eisenberg / Matthew Chisum Cognito +1.415.946.8820 stonehouse@cognitomedia.com Advanced Praise Offered by Leading Industry Executives including Bruce J. Feibel, CFA, Managing Director, BNY Mellon and Bill Bogle, Partner and Chief Compliance Officer, NEPC LLC Available Now in Paperback and Electronically via Amazon Kindle Thornton, Penn. – December 13, 2010 – Stone House Consulting, LLC,…

Benchmarking / Surveys

Survey on Operational Risk, Investor Communication and Requirements

Investors’ demands for transparency and concerns about operational risk have risen over the last several years.  Is the post-meltdown focus on due diligence in selecting managers and greater demand for specific information a lasting change or just a temporary phenomenon? Stone House Consulting, in conjunction with Infonic AG (the makers of HedgeSphere), is conducting a…

Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management

Mitigating Lottery Risk

Guarding against the loss of key staff is imperative, says Philip Lawton, and here he offers sound advice on how to mitigate the potential disaster with proper processes and procedures. Download the article This article first appeared in Performance Measurement and Client Reporting Review, Vol. 3.1, Autumn 2010. It is reprinted with the kind permission of Osney Media.

Press Coverage

Dodd-Frank Act

Holly Miller, founding partner of Stone House Consulting, discusses implications for the investment management industry rising from regulatory reform and the Dodd-Frank Act.  Read about the latest “Women on the Buy-Side” event at theglasshammer.com.

Managing the Business

Operational Risk: A Photo Really Does Speak 1,000 Words

An ‘alert reader’ sent us this link to a photo of JPMorgan’s London trading floor, which last week suffered from a plumbing problem–presumably from the floor above. We recommend anyone interested in operational risk click to see the photo and then envision your own trading desk or client files. We suspect JPMorgan may appreciate the…

Operational Risk

Fixes for Algo Trading Glitches Come from Within

Stone House partner Holly Miller discusses improved controls that can help prevent trading algorithm problems like the one that Deutsche Bank experienced on the Osaka Stock Exchange in June, for which the bank’s wrists were slapped this week. See the article in WatersTechnology’s Sell Side Technology magazine.

Performance Measurement

Philip Lawton, Leading Performance Expert, Joins Stone House Consulting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, 20 JULY 2010 – THORNTON, PA Stone House Consulting, LLC announced that Philip Lawton, formerly head of the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM®) program at CFA Institute, has joined the firm as a partner. Holly Miller, founding partner of Stone House Consulting, said, “Investment managers and hedge funds that excel…

Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management

Are You Making the Most of Your Technology?

Proper systems implementations always require a complete review of the relevant operational workflows. Likewise, effective systems training will focus on those same workflows. Yet all too often, investment management firms pay inadequate attention to designing and optimizing their operational flows and fail to harness the full capabilities of expensive, best-in-class applications. These days, when it…

Press Release

Stone House Consulting and Investit Partner to Offer Strategic Benchmarking and Consulting Services to Traditional and Alternative Investment Managers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, 1 JUNE 2010 – NEW YORK AND LONDON Stone House Consulting, LLC and Investit Ltd today announced a strategic partnership to provide traditional and alternative investment managers with a suite of consultancy services, industry research, best-practice benchmarking and self-assessment tools. These products and services are designed to help managers gather assets…

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