technology

BUYSIDE TRADING 2: too dark to trade

Christoph Mast, of RCM, tells Nicholas Pratt there is a need for more data from brokers and vendors if electronic trading is to reach...

BUYSIDE TRADING 1: tech worries hit dealing desks

There is a lag between the rate of change in the trading world and the speed with which technology providers can help fund managers...

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...

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: these are crazy times

There are a number of drivers for asset management M&A at present, including hedge funds that want to build product – and a slight...

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...

RISK MANAGEMENT: Shooting down risk

In 2008 risk management failed. Nicholas Pratt talks to a fund management risk specialist and to consultants to find out what vendors must do...

TRANSITION MANAGEMENT: a disappearing act

Bank failures mean transition managers need to prove their commitment. At the same time the demand for portfolio changes has increased as a result...

ELECTRONIC TRADING: Sparks are flying

Nicholas Pratt looks at how competition is shaking up algorithmic trading and direct market access between older and new exchanges ... Alternative stock exchanges –...

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,...

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