Reuters – As chief risk officer of newly launched Vulpes Investment, Bert Verdicchio is one of a powerful emerging breed of professionals trying to make Asia’s fast-growing hedge funds safer for investors.
Verdicchio is empowered to hedge or even exit exposures he feels are contrary to good risk management at Singapore-based Vulpes. He gets no discretionary bonus and his pay is not tied to the fund’s size, ensuring his judgment remains independent.