Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers - Softcover

Mark Berman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904339905 ISBN 13: 9781904339908

Publisher: Risk Books, 2006

Synopsis

A panel comprised of some of the world’s experts in investment, law and regulation explores the ever-changing and dynamic hedge fund-prime broker relationship. You will discover: * The changing relationship between prime brokers and hedge funds, the relationship they have with hedge fund service providers (such as administrators, risk managers, directors, investors and regulators) * How “unregulated hedge funds” are regulated – and why more “regulation” may not be required * How prime brokers are regulated in their hedge fund activities * The trading and economic factors that drive the relationship * How prime brokers shape the development of hedge funds and their trading strategies * The legal, regulatory and jurisdictional issues that affect the prime broker-hedge fund relationship, emphasising relevant laws, listing and continuing obligation standards and agreements (including, among others, prime brokerage agreements, ISDAs and iTraxx, stock borrowing and lending and other key agreements) Understand how and why the prime broker-hedge fund relationship is maturing and changing to a more level playing field. An essential read for fund managers, hedge funds, investors, law firms, in house legal and compliance departments, regulators, securities professionals, investment bankers, accounting professionals, treasurers, the financial services community, corporate governance professionals and practitioners working in listing rules or markets activity.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Berman is counsel in the Legal, Compliance and Audit Group of Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, and advises on hedge fund legal, corporate governance and AML issues, and regulatory matters. He has counselled multi-national banks and investment firms on compliance, electronic trading and international regulatory matters. From 1985 to 1990, he was a lawyer with the Divisions of Corporation Finance and Market Regulation at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he worked on domestic and international disclosure and trading practices issues. Mr Berman, who has lectured on law and regulation at the London Business School, is a member of the Advisory Council of the SEC Historical Society.

About this edition

• Publisher: Risk Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904339905
• ISBN 13: 9781904339908
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250