Hedge funds

Prime brokers move to SAS 70 audits

Learning from the default of Lehman Brothers, a growing number of prime brokers are adapting their business model to ensure margin is segregated and secure, with some looking to win third-party validation for the controls they have in place. Which firms…

BNP Paribas’ commodity research to triple

French investment bank BNP Paribas is set to more than triple its commodity research team, across metals, soft commodities and carbon emissions, in order to bolster its trading side as it goes on an aggressive drive to gather more hedge funds and…

MAD world

Hedge fund managers might unwittingly be exposing themselves and their firms to compliance risks by failing to fully address the Market Abuse Directive. Should they act now and review internal policies and systems as a key part in abuse detection?

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