The key aspects of what is required for successful operations in hedge funds
Opening remarks
Stephen Baker It’s become clear that there are some trends within the industry that will become increasingly important issues for hedge funds – and significantly for the larger hedge funds. Complexity is driven from an increase in scale, an increase in prime brokerage, an increase in assets and an increase in strategies, driven by the number of people that hedge funds are employing. No longer are you small organisations with teams of 20.
It’s become clear that there are some trends within the industry that will become increasingly important issues for hedge funds – and significantly for the larger hedge funds. Complexity is driven from an increase in scale, an increase in prime brokerage, an increase in assets and an increase in strategies, driven by the number of people that hedge funds are employing. No...