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Managing the Increased Risks Associated with Outsourcing

Stone House Consulting provides 15 practical suggestions for managing the increased risks that may be introduced by outsourcing. This slideshow was presented on Wednesday, 2 March 2011 at the 5th Annual OpRisk Conference in New York by Holly Miller, founding partner of Stone House Consulting.

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 processingContinue reading “Investors’ IT Savvy, STP and the Cloud”

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

Operational Risk #10: Reading the Fine Print—Know Thy Legal Entities

We’re sorry—the article you are looking for is no longer available on our website. However, it is included in our book, The Top Ten Operational Risks: A Survival Guide for Investment Management Firms and Hedge Funds. Purchase your paperback copy or Kindle version!

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

Operational Risk #7: Amalgamated Assignments—Segregation of Duties

Operational Risk #6: Playbooks—Workflow Documentation

Forgotten Risk: Free Delivery of Securities

While most operational due diligence reviews focus significant attention on the procedures involving wire transfers, they often overlook those surrounding the free delivery of securities. Yet both activities involve the transfer of assets out of a fund or portfolio with nothing received in exchange.

Top 10 List for Mastering Operational Due Diligence

This is from a presentation at Financial Technologies Forum’s 2nd Annual Hedge Fund and Operations Conference on 21 April 2009. While it is just a list of bullets, it is included here for the convenience of our readers.