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FUND FORUM REVIEW: the mood in Monaco

After a bad year, fund managers retreated to Fund Forum conference, Monaco, in June. Angele Spiteri Paris listened to presentations and spoke to delegates...

DISTRIBUTION: Moving ahead while others fall behind

RBC Wealth Management plans to add several fund managers to its platform, including a fund of hedge funds, finds Angele Spiteri Paris As rumours of...

ASSET SERVICING: (1) Going into Custody

Turmoil in financial markets has focused investors’ minds on the role of their custodian banks and caused them to ask: How liable are custodians...

PRIME BROKERAGE: Instant access

In today's post-Lehman climate, hedge funds are seeking to use multiple prime brokers in order to reduce the risk of locking up assets with...

FUND ADMINISTRATION: Come fly with me

Uncertainty could lead fund managers to seek the safety of more regulated products, tougher domiciles and quality providers. Nicholas Pratt looks at the results...

HEADS UP: The day Lehman Brothers failed

Nadine Chakar (pictured), EMEA head of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, talks to Nick Fitzpatrick about world domination and staying up late to rescue clients...

BLANK CANVAS 2009: A test of survival

Senior executives including Martin Gilbert of Aberdeen, talk to Fiona Rintoul about what the post-crisis world holds... The asset management industry has, by and large,...

BACK OFFICE: Hedge fund ops in a bear market

In this dynamic, challenging and competitive industry, hedge funds need to be more considerate of operations than ever before, writes Matthew Nelson (Omgeo LLC,...

CUSTODY: The best of times, the worst of times

Life in custody can be a thankless task, but the last year has been relatively kind to the major players, finds Nick Fitzpatrick ... It...

BEST EXECUTION: Complicated Scoring System

Fund managers must now take note of execution quality. Nicholas Pratt examines the implications ... When the EC’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) was...

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