When Prime Brokers Fail The Unheeded Risk to Hedge Funds, Banks, and the Financial Industry

When Prime Brokers Fail is a detailed look at the relationship between hedge funds and their brokerages and the risks multiplied in extraordinary markets. This relationship has been the source of unexpected risk for banks lending to highly leveraged funds, as well as funds with assets atstruggling banks.

J. S. Aikman is a management consultant and lawyer advising managers and financial institutions. He also lectures on hedge funds and investment banking at the University of Toronto. Previously VP and counsel for a bulge-bracket investment bank in London, Aikman has broad international experience in alternative investments and has served as adviser to many successful entrepreneurial ventures. Aikman completed his MBA at Oxford University. He may be reached at ja@jsaikman.com.