Publications: Vincent Catalano

Hedge fund managers, specifically equity managers, are at the epicenter of the risk on/risk off craze that has become a staple of how the new financial market structure functions.

When the new players, new products, and new processes impact the more meaningful domain of investor confidence and, thereby, impact the capital raising function of the capital markets, the negative effects may not be obvious but common sense tells us they are there.

How can one make sound public policy decisions when the very nature of how an essential part of financial markets is not fully understood?

Financial Innovation should be on the radar screen of every policy maker charged with the responsibility of understanding and then administering public policy decisions.