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Service providers play a key role in the smooth operation of hedge fund management companies. Their role has become even more central as increased regulation and risk controls take centre stage.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Service providers play a key role in the smooth operation of hedge fund management companies. Increased regulation and investor concerns over counterparty risks make their role even more central.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
A solid balance sheet is only one quality hedge funds look for in a prime brokers. Morgan Stanley believes a wide range of services offered globally and a consultative relationship is needed.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Goldman Sachs advises start-up managers to focus on securing an ‘anchor tenant’ in the form of a seed investor or strategic capital provider. Creating a 'founding share class’ also pulls in investors.......
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Goldman Sachs will focus in 2012 on increasing the footprint of the trading and execution business in growth markets in Latin America and Asia, particularly China as regulations become more open.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Goldman Sachs is seeing more securities lending activity in Asia. The rise in short selling reflects the weakness of the Hang Seng. Demand continues to surge while available inventory value falls.
Hedge Funds Review | 12 Dec 2011
Foreign exchange clearing will be restricted to non-deliverable forwards as US authorities discuss if settlement risk can be properly managed for cleared FX options at FX Week Asia conference.
Hedge Funds Review | 19 Oct 2011
Hedge Funds Review is compiling its first service provider rankings list, giving hedge fund and fund of hedge funds managers as well as investors a chance to rate service providers.
Hedge Funds Review | 04 Oct 2011
Investments in risk, collateral and data management systems are driving hedge fund technology spending above $2 billion. Annual hedge fund technology spend amounts to almost 10bp of industry AUM.
Hedge Funds Review | 29 Sep 2011
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Butterfield Fulcrum, HSBC Securities Services and UBS Global Asset Management together with Axa Investment Managers' FoHF platform discuss a range of issues.
Hedge Funds Review | 03 Aug 2011 |
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