Awards for Excellence 2012: Best Prime Broker

As hedge fund assets return to pre-crisis levels, banks are increasing their efforts in prime brokerage. Deutsche Bank is already there.

Awards for Excellence 2012

Best Prime Broker: Deutsche Bank

Also nominated: Goldman Sachs and Barclays

Having a prime brokerage relationship is a lot like being married,” says Barry Bausano, head of global prime finance at Deutsche Bank. “It is a very entwined relationship connecting you with the client in reporting, execution, finance, platform – and those interdependent relationships tend to be long lasting.”

That made it difficult for Deutsche Bank to nudge into the top two before the financial crisis in 2007/08.

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