Tag: prime brokerage

March madness – the month that changed everything

Global Custodian takes an in-depth look into the month that changed the world, how hedge funds and prime brokers responded to the economic crisis that ensued, and what will be the ‘new normal’ for the HF-PB relationship?

Hedge funds face new virtual reality to raising capital

Hedge funds recorded heavy losses during the COVID-19 crisis, but many have been able to rebound. Joe Parsons asks, how have prime broker’s cap intro teams helped managers to raise capital for new fund launches during lockdown? And how has the lockdown stimulated the digitalisation of cap intro?

Stronger together

Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered, among others, have integrated their securities services divisions with other parts of the wider bank to target new cross-selling opportunities. What are the benefits of such a move? Asks Joe Parsons.