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— Penny Green, SAUL

At a recent Institutional Investors’ Congress in Vienna, representatives of key pension schemes took time out from the debates about alpha and beta to offer some pointers on the dos and don’ts of institutional sales and client relationships. Martin Steward reports.

— Robert Kelly, Baronsmead

Hedge funds are increasingly open to litigation to recover losses from “fat-finger” errors and other operational foul-ups. Martin Steward talks to specialist insurance broker Baronsmead.

— Jan Birkmanis, SunGard

Short extension investments are gaining in popularity, but a lack of infrastructure and expertise could threaten some of the fledgling funds. Peter Guest looks at the effect they are having on systems and procedures.

Peter Guest talks to Adeo Ressi, founder of website thefunded.com, which allows entrepeneurs to elaborate on their experiences with venture capital companies.

— Arman Falsafi, CME Group

The creators of the world’s largest futures exchange argue that the CME-CBOT merger offers customers economies of scale and greater choice of products. But others complain that they are paying the price for a growing monopoly. Peter Guest reports.

— Adam Honoré, Aite Group

Straight-through processing, enterprise data management and hosted solutions are likely to be the hot trends of 2008, according to a new report. Peter Guest reports.

— Jan Arpi, Cinnober

Nascent exchange Turquoise’s choice of a relatively unknown software provider has raised eyebrows – but Cinnober’s CEO insists it is up to the job. Peter Guest reports.

HedgeWorks might be at the smaller end of the market, but for Deutsche Bank the acquisition was a good fit in terms of both technology and staff. Peter Guest reports.

— Raymond Morrison, Olympia Capital (Bermuda) Limited

Major players from the hedge fund sector are being attracted to Bermuda, which has a robust attitude to security and regulation while being sensitive to industry needs.

The T-Charter is generally seen as a welcome initiative but some transition managers feel it doesn’t go far enough to protect clients. Peter Guest investigates.

As the CBRC pushes for reform of risk management practices in China, lack of historical data means that it remains hard to quantify risk. Peter Guest reports.