Tag Archives: prime brokerage
Nomura plans prime broking to take on rivals
Reuters India – Nomura Holdings plans to launch a global prime brokerage business by September as the financial crisis creates room for new players to offer lucrative services to hedge funds, a senior executive said on Monday. The move shows […]
Morgan Stanley Launches Enhanced Protection for Hedge Fund and Prime Brokerage Clients
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Morgan Stanley is offering enhanced asset protection to its prime brokerage clients, announcing an expansion of its prime brokerage offering with the launch of new custodial services for long securities held by Prime Brokerage clients. […]
Merlin Launches New Hedge Fund Sales Group
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund tech. and brokerage provider, Merlin Securities, formed a new equity sales coverage and content division, the Merlin Institutional Group. Headed by Jesse Cole and Bryan Miller in New York, the group will focus […]
Big Falls in Hedge Fund Borrowing
Financial Times – Hedge funds cut their borrowing to almost nothing in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, according to research by the City watchdog. Data compiled by the Financial Services Authority show that leverage fell to just […]
A New World For Hedge Funds
Forbes – In December, Forbes was a media partner to Markets Media, host of the Global Markets Summit inNew York City. Forbes Intelligent Investing Editor Michael Maiello moderated a hedge fund industry panel that included activist investors Clay Lifflander of Millcap […]
Hedge Fund Hell: Banks Jockey For Position
Street.Com – Battered hedge funds may still be the best-looking clients out there for banks, which face a dearth of opportunities to do deals in the dead M&A and IPO markets. The business of providing an array of services to […]
