Prime brokerage
FX prime brokers welcome CFTC relief
CFTC provides last-minute relief for FX prime brokers, having listened to arguments that the market could be seriously impeded by business conduct rules
Primes push synthetics as Basel III bites
Synthetic benefits
Prime brokers see value in hedge fund clients, says former Newedge general counsel
Evolving relationships
Ranking results highlight important role played by service providers in hedge fund industry
Service Provider Rankings 2012
Service Provider Rankings 2012
The Service Provider Rankings 2012 recognise the important role played by a wide range of organisations in the smooth running and operation of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds globally.
Prime Broker of the Year – Deutsche Bank
Asia Risk Awards 2012 winner: Deutsche Bank – Prime Broker of the Year
Deutsche snares JP Morgan’s Murray for clearing role
Senior hire is seen as a coup for Deutsche’s clearing business
Tight regulation a barrier to the development of Korean hedge fund market
Prime brokers speaking at Risk/Return Korea voiced concerns over the potential for regulations to strangle the country’s nascent hedge fund sector
Seaton to head prime brokerage for Asia-Pacific at BAML
Graham Seaton relocates from Sydney to Hong Kong
Morgan Stanley sees opportunities for prime brokerage in move to exchange clearing of OTC derivatives
Service provider rankings 2011
Investment flows into $500m-$5bn hedge funds set to continue in 2012, predicts Goldman Sachs
Service Provider Rankings 2011
Short selling forecast to rise in China as regulations are relaxed, according to Goldman Sachs
Service Provider Rankings 2011
FX Week Asia: Options clearing on hold, prime brokers confirm
Forex clearing will be restricted to non-deliverable forwards as US authorities discuss whether settlement risk can be properly managed for cleared forex options, according to speakers at the FX Week Asia conference in Singapore
Sponsored statement: Absa Capital
The new paradigm for hedge funds
Audio: Hedge funds face funding squeeze under Vickers report recommendation
UK-based hedge fund management companies could have problems accessing working capital if a provision in the ring-fencing chapter of the Independent Commission on Banking (Vickers report) stands
Credit Suisse loses senior Asia prime broking staff; names replacements
Asia-Pacific head of flow financing for prime services departs Credit Suisse with Dereke Seeto named as his replacement
Asia Risk awards 2010: Prime brokerage of the year
Asia Risk awards 2010: Prime brokerage of the year
Costs could deter hedge funds from learning Lehman lessons
Cutting counterparty risk has a price tag that might prevent smaller funds from changing their ways, experts fear
Prime brokers move towards independent SAS 70 checks
Prime brokers have focused on bolstering asset security for clients after billions of dollars of client assets were caught up in the administration of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE).
Regulation consternation
Firm proposals for regulating South African hedge funds are due by mid-2010. But some managers question the need for more regulation.
