Hedge funds take collateral management to heart

Attitudes to collateral management by hedge funds have changed significantly since the Lehman collapse. Speed and technology are now at the heart of centrally cleared real-time transactions

risk-management-april2013
Some assets used for collateral are not accessible anymore

Hedge funds exist within a complex network of multiple prime brokers, service providers, technology vendors and various counterparties. All of these entities have been affected by the development of new rules and regulations put in place after the collapse of Lehman to prevent a repeat of the credit crisis. In addition other hedge funds and investors are much more attuned and sensitive to the dangers of counterparty risks from multiple providers.

While regulations have not yet been fully rolled

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here