Assessing the regulatory impact: the challenges of UCITS III — Germany's regulators become the first to launch derivatives ordinance

Appointed Head of Risk Management Germany at Crédit Suisse Asset Management in 2001. Based in Frankfurt, he is responsible for controlling operational risks, as well as keeping track of risk limits for institutional investors' and mutual funds. Earning a degree in Economics at the University of Frankfurt in 1999, Leifert has continued to work with the professorship for mathematics and applied economics department, concentrating on risk management for asset managers and fuzzy logic theory. As regional director of the German chapter of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), Leifert also holds an FRM certification. He is an active member of the German Association of Asset Managers (BVI).