Risk – 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 out, hedge funds and other industry participants have already started to modify their operational structures in an attempt to address the evolving trading environment.
