INTERNATIONAL: Prices will reshape hedge funds

Monday, November 24 2008

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SUBJECT: Lasting impact of the financial crisis on the hedge fund industry.

SIGNIFICANCE: All market participants have suffered greatly during the continuing financial crisis. However, short-term stresses due to market risk look set dramatically to reshape the hedge fund industry. Structural failures in risk management have been exposed as broker-dealers and investors rethink their involvement with hedge funds.

Word Count (approx): 1162

Headings

  • Hedge fund stress
  • Investor redemptions
  • Retreat from prime brokerage
  • Longer-term impact
  • Gates
  • Fee structure
  • Fund-of-hedge funds
  • Access to capital
  • Business model
  • Prime brokerage
  • Changing competitive landscape
  • Increased fees, less leverage

Primary Keywords: INT, International, economy, banking, debt, derivatives, equities, finance, regulation

Secondary Keywords: United States

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