In the US, regulators increase pressure on hedge funds
  • Hedge Funds
  • Insights

Not since the introduction of the Dodd-Frank Act in the aftermath of the financial crisis have hedge funds faced such deep regulatory opprobrium.

Plugging the prime brokerage void in crypto
  • Insights

Eager to supplement returns amid today’s challenging macro environment a number of hedge funds have diversified into crypto-currencies.  In response , some prime brokers are now looking to capitalise on the crypto currency boom, as Linear Investments explains.

Are we on the cusp of another prime brokerage reckoning?
  • Insights
  • Prime Brokers

Contingency planning and risk management are being taken more seriously than ever before by hedge funds and their clients, especially following the decision by several banks to call time on their prime brokerage operations.

The Private Markets Come Calling
  • Hedge Funds
  • Insights
  • Prime Brokers

With returns proving elusive and capital raising much harder than it used to be, hedge funds are starting to diversify their strategies, by moving into illiquid asset classes, such as credit and private equity.

Primes and the hedge fund push into ESG
  • ESG
  • Hedge Funds
  • Prime Brokers

As with many other asset classes, hedge funds are increasingly integrating Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) criteria into their investment strategies and risk profiles. This, in turn, is forcing prime brokers to rethink their service proposition, as Linear Investments explains. Hedge funds move towards ESG Inflows into ESG focused funds of all stripes, including hedge funds, […]

What Prime Brokers need to do if they are to attract more mandates
  • Insights

Hedge funds are subjecting their prime brokers to ever higher levels of scrutiny. Paul Kelly, CEO of Linear Investments looks at what prime brokers need to do if they are to attract more mandates moving forward.

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