Lehman's prime brokerage to offer clients RiskMetrics tools online

Lehman Brothers' global prime brokerage unit will offer RiskMetrics' RiskManager tool to hedge funds, fund of funds and investors via its website, LehmanLive. The RiskManager service features value-at-risk, stress testing and 'what-if' scenario generation.

"As investing in hedge funds continues to expand, the need for transparency and accurate assessment of risk becomes paramount," said Ethan Berman, chief executive of New York-based risk analytics provider RiskMetrics. As institutional funds seek alternative investment strategies, the need for a single, consistent measure of risk that communicates in a common language across all asset classes is clear, he added.

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