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 assetsContinue reading “Stone House Consulting and Investit Partner to Offer Strategic Benchmarking and Consulting Services to Traditional and Alternative Investment Managers”

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”

Survey of Buy-Side Industry Trends

Margins in the investment management industry are under siege, facing threats from both directions – lower fees and rising costs. The Glass Hammer / Stone House Consulting Survey of Buy-Side Industry Trends indicates that while regulators are contributing to the cost pressures, the industry’s own client base, together with the investment consulting firms that adviseContinue reading “Survey of Buy-Side Industry Trends”

Managing the Business of Asset Management

In the wake of plummeting revenue streams, particularly with client concerns over operational risk and managers’ needs to control costs, the lines between traditional investment managers and hedge funds have blurred and will continue to do so. Traditional investment managers and hedge funds alike need to focus on the business of managing money as wellContinue reading “Managing the Business of Asset Management”