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

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.