Press Releases
Press Releases
2006
October 19, 2006 — Learning from Amaranth: appropriate quantitative models critical to monitor hedge fund risk, according to Riskdata.
Riskdata, the leading risk management provider for alternative investments, today released a research paper to clients discussing what lessons the industry can learn from the Amaranth blow-up and how appropriate quantitative models, such as Riskdata's FOFiX system, can provide funds of hedge funds and investors with powerful analysis which is critical for monitoring hedge fund risk.
May 30, 2006 — 74% OF HEDGE FUNDS HAVE OPTIONS LIKE BEHAVIOUR, FINDS MASSIVE QUANTITATIVE STUDY
150 leading investors attend Riskdata-organised seminar in New York focused on specific risk management challenges in hedge fund investing
March 21, 2006 — GAIM Advisors selects Riskdata's FOFiX to support risk budgeting process
Rapidly growing fund of hedge funds manager GAIM Advisors has implemented Riskdata’s industry-leading FOFiX product as the foundation of its risk management process. GAIM Advisors is part of AIM-listed Integrated Asset Management Group, which has over USD700m in assets under management and advice, and offers three main funds of hedge funds: Long/Short, multi-strategy and European vehicles.
January 26, 2006 — Tradex Global Advisers picks Riskdata for risk management
Multi-strategy fund of hedge funds Tradex Global Advisors has selected Riskdata’s FOFiX product to underpin risk management across in its portfolios, which total around $1 billion in total assets.
January 10, 2006 — Parker Global Strategies selects Riskdata
Riskdata announces today that Stamford, Connecticut based fund of hedge funds, Parker Global Strategies, has selected its FOFiX product to support the management of risks in its portfolios. This includes funds focused on a specific sector of hedge fund investing as well as more broadly diversified portfolios, including global fixed income, global equities, foreign exchange, and commodities.
“The challenge for us was to get an aggregated view of the fund risk profile while tracking the specific risk of each underlying strategy. We think Riskdata is able to address both of these issues simultaneously. Moreover, we can monitor the impact of any portfolio allocation on the fund risk profile.”
Philippe Uzan,
CDC IXIS Multi-Strategy Fund
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