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Tag: hedge funds
Hedging your Brexit bets
We break down the Brexit impact for hedge funds as implications appear to be far less destabilising for them than for other institutions.
Wall Street sees departure of senior cap intro faces
The global heads of capital introduction at some of the biggest prime brokers have left this year to pursue new ventures.
Hong Kong’s new rules set to attract wave of new fund launches
Setting up OFCs is said to save time and cost for managers establishing funds at other domiciles and distributing funds in Hong Kong.
JP Morgan’s hedge fund sales expert joins US Bancorp
Dylan Curley joins as global head of business development, where he will lead global sales to long-only and alternatives investment clients.
BNP Paribas appoints new global head of hedge fund services
The French bank has identified hedge funds as a key growth target over the past year, being one of a small group of remaining bank-owned hedge fund administrators.
Northern Trust looks to enhance hedge fund technology products
Global Custodian speaks with Peter Sanchez, Northern Trust’s head of North America alternative fund services, seven years after the acquisition of Omnium which set him on a new career path.
Prime Brokerage
Custodians break into FX services with a new angle
In January, BNY Mellon announced the launch of a FX prime brokerage service, the first custodian to enter the space. Will this mean a new approach to FX prime brokerage?
Israeli hedge funds growth soaring while regulation and taxation issues linger
Israel’s hedge fund industry recorded 50% growth in 2017, while beginning to lure in international investors, however a lack of regulation and taxation issues persist.
Cantor Fitzgerald bolsters prime brokerage expansion with new global cap intro head
Cantor Fitzgerald has beefed up its prime brokerage team over the past six months, following the hire of Jon Yalmokas in September to lead the unit.