Aitken, James; Singh, Manmohan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Rehypothecation is the practice that allows collateral posted by, say, a hedge fund to their prime broker to be used … again as collateral by that prime broker for its own funding. In the United Kingdom, such use of a customer’s assets by a …€™s bankruptcy, the extent of rehypothecation has declined substantially, in part because investment firms fear losing collateral if …