By Lisa Lewin, Business Development, Prime Services, BNY Mellon Pershing – We understand that our hedge fund clients face challenges when marketing to the RIA community. Providing a look inside the mind of the adviser is just one of the ways
In many, if not most, cases, capital introduction teams at prime brokers have tended to function as ‘quasi marketers’ for their hedge fund clients. The name of the game appears to be getting their clients in front of as many
Mini primes and those looking to establish new prime brokerage businesses are currently a big focus for SS&C Advent, according to Roger Woolman, Business Development Director, Asset Management & Alternatives. Over the years the firm has built long-running relationships with
The last thing any hedge fund manager wants is to be off-boarded by a Prime Broker. It can be a destabilising and unsettling experience, potentially leading to a loss of confidence among investors. It is vital, therefore, to find the
Invast Global, a multi-asset prime brokerage firm in APAC, has selected OneTick Surveillance, to be hosted and fully managed by OneMarketData. With increased regulatory requirements and pressures placed on financial services firms, Invast Global can now ensure that all trades
While hedge funds struggled in Q4, so did passive investments. Could higher volatility in 2019 help active stock pickers shine? The fourth quarter of 2018 culminated in a substantial market correction. Everywhere one looked, it was a sea of red.
The first quarter of 2018 saw prime brokerage revenues jump 20 per cent to USD4.9 billion for the largest investment banks according to a report from Coalition, which monitors the industry. As the Financial Times wrote on 23 May 2018, this revenue boost was
The art of a good stock picker is identifying companies in obscure parts of the market that have yet to reach their full value potential, or, when it comes to shorting, have artificially high valuations. But aside from this, another
With the rise of social media platforms over the last decade, led by Facebook, the way we think about connecting and interacting with people has drastically changed. LinkedIn provides a similar experience for our professional lives, while Amazon and Netflix
Regulation continues to bite and influence the way investment banks structure their business activities. Most notably for the hedge fund industry, the banks are being forced to reassess their activities pertaining to prime brokerage. Five years ago, banks remained in
