23 Dec 2016
All aboard for Lapland
The manager of Finnish airports, Finavia, reports that Lapland has been fully prepared for a busy winter season, with air traffic volumes…
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22 Dec 2016
Enabling emerging managers
Wedbush Securities was founded in 1955 and is one of the largest providers of small and midcap equity research in the US. Three years ago,…
Offering flexible, tailored liquidity management
One aspect of the prime brokerage model that is emerging in parallel with technology advancement is greater agility and responsiveness to…
The allure of the boutique prime broker
"There is a clear message coming out of the marketplace that we are responding to. The smaller and medium-sized managers are being squeezed…
Optimising outsourced solutions
The notion of what it means to be a prime broker is changing. Hedge funders are looking for solutions that go beyond the usual services…
Adapting PB model to support millennial hedge fund managers
The prime brokerage landscape is changing. The largest names still dominate in terms of market share, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley…
Reimagining PB for the 21st Century
Apex is a proven leader in the clearing space and, having built a suite of sophisticated technology solutions over the years, has become…
Enhancing transparency
Poor hedge fund performance over the past 18 months means that managers face continued fee pressure from investors. As a result, smaller…
Regulations drive increased competition
One of the unintended consequences of market regulation is that it has, to some extent, leveled the playing field. In what was once a…
Regulation and data management top challenges for alternative asset managers
The greatest challenges facing fund managers are the accumulating operational burden of escalating costs, stringent regulatory requirements…
TABB forecasts market structure changes for US OTC fixed income in 2017
Though the US corporate bond and US treasury market has surged in size since the financial crisis in 2008, the unprecedented growth of US…
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect creates new opportunities for Luxembourg funds
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect provides international investors with another direct link to access China’s domestic A-shares market…
Cowen makes senior electronic trading hires
Cowen Group has made two new senior hires within the electronic trading division of Cowen & Company.Jason Oien joins as managing…
Goldman Sachs fined USD120m for attempted manipulation of benchmark swap rates
Goldman Sachs is to pay civil penalty of USD120 million to settle CFTC charges that it attempted, by and through certain of its traders in…
Blue Isle FX to act as prime broker for three Geluk hedge funds
Blue Isle FX is to act as the prime broker for three Global Fund SAC hedge funds – the Geluk Global Gold Fund, the Global Marco Premier…
