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”

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”

Critical Recordkeeping: Trade Tickets and Order Memoranda

It is remarkable the number of buy-side firms that have overlooked the importance of maintaining proper trade tickets and order memoranda in a timely fashion. Three weeks ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged New York-based Ark Asset Management Co., Inc. with fraudulent trade allocation as well as disclosure and books-and-records violations. ThisContinue reading “Critical Recordkeeping: Trade Tickets and Order Memoranda”

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”

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.

Migrating Toward Multi-Prime: Did Your Manager Decrease or Increase Operational Risk?

In the wake of the Bear Stearns and Lehman difficulties, many hedge fund managers have migrated toward a ‘multi-prime’ environment, in which more than one prime broker is utilized by the fund. On closer examination, a number of hedge funds have not only failed in their dual objectives of setting up a true multi-prime relationshipContinue reading “Migrating Toward Multi-Prime: Did Your Manager Decrease or Increase Operational Risk?”