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18 October 2010 • 6:41 pm 3

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

Fine PrintWe’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!

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16 October 2010 • 9:34 am 0

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 survey focused on operational risk and investors’ requests for more and clearer information about their managers’ investment strategies, controls, and results.  The survey is designed to address questions like: Read the rest of this entry »

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16 October 2010 • 9:33 am 1

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.

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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.

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11 October 2010 • 12:20 pm 1

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

The 325-year-old stone houseWe’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!

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11 October 2010 • 12:05 pm 0

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.

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4 October 2010 • 4:06 pm 4

Operational Risk #8: Reconciliation Gaps—A False Sense of Security

Reconciliation GapsWe’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!

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Operational Risk, Investor Communication and Requirements Survey

Please participate in our industry survey on operational risk, investor communication and requirements. The survey is open to investors, managers, custodians, prime brokers, fund administrators, auditors, software vendors, consultants, verifiers and all other industry participants. In appreciation for your time, participants will receive a summary report of survey results and will be entered into a drawing to win a flip camera. Additional details on the survey can be found here.

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