Expert Briefing: Finding the new Zen for trade assets

Ann Rutledge

Founding Principal & CEO at CreditSpectrum Corp

Capital is spilling all over the balance sheet nowadays. What should investors in alternate assets, particularly trade, be looking at? Ann Rutledge, CEO of CreditSpectrum asks how investors should kick the tyres and define the new landscape. Banks still have a crucial role to play as transformers of risk.

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