Managing the Business – Stone House Consulting, LLC

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 theContinue reading “IT/Ops Cooperation, Investor Communication and Social Media”

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 #9: Poor Planning and Slow Response Times—Changes in the Firm, the Marketplace and the Regulatory Environment

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Operational Risk #7: Amalgamated Assignments—Segregation of Duties

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 theContinue reading “Operational Risk: A Photo Really Does Speak 1,000 Words”

Operational Risk #2: The Blind Leading the Blind—Overextended and Underqualified Managers

Signs of Maturity

During her opening remarks as chairperson of FTF News’ 3rd Annual Hedge Fund Operations and Technology Conference in New York, Holly Miller, partner at Stone House Consulting, discussed critical signs of maturity that hedge fund managers will need to demonstrate to regulators. Wall Street & Technology highlighted them in their May 2010 cover story. PleaseContinue reading “Signs of Maturity”

Hedge Fund Transparency: The Long-Term Implications of Separate Account Management

Hedge fund managers and investors alike have embraced separate account management as a panacea to their operational risk concerns and a quick win in the quest for greater transparency. But they should think again. In their rush to solve one set of problems, investors may be introducing even greater risks to their portfolios and hedgeContinue reading “Hedge Fund Transparency: The Long-Term Implications of Separate Account Management”

Hedge Fund Fees

Holly Miller, Partner at Stone House Consulting, is quoted by Hedge Funds Review.

Leaders of the Pack

Video of The Glass Hammer Network’s breakfast networking event on Sep 29 in New York City. Hosted by Nicki Gilmour, CEO, theglasshammer.com. Panelists include Cynthia Steer, Head of Research Strategy, Rogerscasey; Marianne Brown, CEO, Omgeo; Liz Philipp, Head of the New York Office, PIMCO; and Annie Morris, Head of North America, Linedata Services. Moderated byContinue reading “Leaders of the Pack”