Prime brokerage and agency lending revenues in Q2 2019 are both down significantly from the prior year. Part of the reason is Federal Reserve risk-off rate decisions that are propelling the markets, and more political intervention that most market participants care to weather. There are no easy solutions for either. Another part has to do with the lack of specials. There are solutions to moving forward but it would take some willingness to change.
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