Tag Archives: borrowers
As prime brokerage firms pull services to hedge funds, the argument for exploring equity finance options grows
Opalesque – In the newly released research report by Massachusetts-based firm Finadium "Trends in US Equity Finance Costs for Hedge Funds and Other Borrowers" author Josh Galper notes that the current cost of securities borrowing has many funds looking at […]
Yen Swap Spreads Near Record as Hedge Funds Stay Away, RBS Says
Bloomberg – Japan’s attempts to end financial turmoil failed to lure hedge funds back to its swap markets, leaving premiums paid by domestic borrowers near a record, RBS Securities Japan Ltd. said. Hedge funds, which lost more than $400 billion […]
Investors profiting from — and fixing — the financial crisis
Newsday – The latest development in the mortgage market fomenting outrage in the streets and condemnation across the media spectrum is the spectacle of rich investors — Wall Street traders, hedge fund operators, even former executives of the detested Countrywide […]
Now, hedge funds to be bailed out
domain-B – Hedge funds will be allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve for the first time under a landmark $200-billion programme intended to support consumer credit. The new programme is aimed at injecting credit for consumers and small businesses […]
