
Tag: COVID-19

Hedge fund administrators improve service level despite COVID pandemic
The positive scores come as many hedge fund clients relied on their administrators to weather market turbulence and provide support for their own business continuity plans.
BNY Mellon says bulk of staff will be working remotely for the rest of the year
The world’s largest global custodian tells majority of staff throughout 35 countries not to come into the office.
Banks revisit prime brokerage growth strategies as hedge funds bounce back
An asset class rotation among hedge funds could encourage prime brokers to invest significantly in specialising in servicing credit and multi-asset strategies.

State Street bolsters network as it celebrates 50th year in EMEA amid changing fund landscape
As State Street celebrates its 50th anniversary in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the development of locally-based solutions could be its greatest asset.
Global asset managers seek backup to outsourced providers on fund valuations
Buy-side firms have increased their focus on NAV generation following the COVID-19 pandemic and changes to business continuity plans, according to the report from Celent.
Hedge fund treasury teams to be given increased role following COVID-19 crisis – whitepaper
Increased margin calls and collateral disputes among the reasons why treasury teams faced a crucial role during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

ESG proves its worth; now it is time to evolve
COVID-19 and short selling bans lead to new low for global securities finance revenues
The massive fall in revenues was largely caused by lower market valuations and short-selling bans enacted worldwide by regulators.
Custodians must not waste opportunity for digitalisation push – panel
Custodians have been presented the perfect opportunity to push for regulators to adopt digitalisation and to do-away with requiring paper-based compliance.