prime broker

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13/01/2019 – 26/06/2021 Article 4, Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Scope: Whole act

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘prime broker’ means a credit institution, a regulated investment firm or another entity subject to prudential regulation and ongoing supervision, offering services to professional investors primarily to finance or execute transactions in financial instruments as counterparty and which may also provide other services such as clearing and settlement of trades, custodial services, securities lending, customised technology and operational support facilities;

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