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Verifying the Verifier

How does one go about selecting a firm to verify their claim of compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards? Stone House Consulting partners Philip Lawton and Holly Miller discussed this topic during a recent webinar hosted by FTF News held on March 16th. Highlights from the webinar were covered in an article by Securities Technology Monitor. A recorded version of the webinar is still available. Click here for more information.

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IT/Ops Cooperation, Investor Communication and Social Media

FTF News LogoIn 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 the Q&A is here.

Filed under: Benchmarking / Surveys, Managing the Business, Operations, Press Coverage, Technology, , , , , ,

Investors’ IT Savvy, STP and the Cloud

FTF News LogoIn 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 processing (STP) and how managers can use cloud computing to reduce operational risk.  Read the article.

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10 Operational Risks to Watch For

Securities Technology Monitor features a terrific slide show on Stone House Consulting’s new book, The Top Ten Operational Risks: A Survival Guide for Investment Managers and Hedge Funds.

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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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Fixes for Algo Trading Glitches Come from Within

Stone House partner Holly Miller discusses improved controls that can help prevent trading algorithm problems like the one that Deutsche Bank experienced on the Osaka Stock Exchange in June, for which the bank’s wrists were slapped this week. See the article in WatersTechnology’s Sell Side Technology magazine.

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Signs of Maturity

Pocket watchDuring 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.  Please click here to download their free digital issue and look on page 9.

Filed under: Current, Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management, Managing the Business, Press Coverage, , , , , ,

Debating Transparency and Valuation

Magnifying GlassYesterday, theglasshammer.com hosted its second Women on the Buy-Side networking breakfast and panel discussion. Nicki Gilmour, founder and CEO of theglasshammer.com, began the event by explaining that the purpose of the gathering was to draw together top women in the investment management industry to discuss the topic of risk and its implications on performance for 2010.

Gilmour later explained that by getting top women together, we can continue to create a critical mass of female leaders in the industry and “change the perception of what a leader looks like.” For the women themselves, this was an event where “they are not the only woman in the room.”

Holly H. Miller, founding partner of Stone House Consulting, LLC, moderated the panel on the “massively broad topic called transparency,” today’s new “buzz word.” Panelists included Michelle McCarthy, Chief Risk Officer at Russell InvestmentsVirginia Volpe, CFA, Director of Hedge Funds, Global Transaction Services at CitiDiane Garnick, Investment Strategist at Invesco, and Mara Topping, Partner, Investment Funds Group, D.C. Office of White & Case.

Read on at theglasshammer.com


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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 by Holly H. Miller, Partner, Stone House Consulting.

Filed under: Hedge Fund / Alternative Investment Management, Managing the Business, Press Coverage, Traditional Investment Management, Webcast or Podcast, , , , , , , ,

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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