Starting an Alternative Desk
When a finance company is starting up an alternative fund, the managers may have been isolated from the day-to-day tasks such as trading and execution, fund administration, and cyber security. Where does one begin, and how does one prioritize? “Often the IT is overlooked. Some people think they just need a Bloomberg terminal,” said Robert Strawbridge, Vice President, Head of Canada at Options IT, a global leader in fintech managed services, colocation, and cybersecurity. His firm can step in to help. “We manage the cloud services. We do everything but the trading.” Strawbridge was one of four panellists who convened […]
Missing the Mark
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of buying a house,” Morty said, as he put the latest issue of the Financial Analysts Journal on my desk. We don’t often paraphrase Tennyson in the office, so this caught my attention. “You’re not thinking of moving again, are you?” I said. “No, but I always keep my eye on the market,” he said. “You should check out what these economists are saying.” So I did. First I read the FHFA working paper, by the team of Alexander Bogin, William Doerner, and William Larson. “Missing the Mark: Mortgage […]