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The Hawaiian Islands, with their breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural tapestry, face an urgent dilemma: how to balance the pressures of modern development with the imperative to protect their fragile ecosystems and heritage. Amid this tension, one name stands out for proposing a radically different approach—Stephane Marchand.
With roots in high-level international finance and a heart committed to environmental and community regeneration, Marchand is not just developing land in Hawaii; he’s cultivating a new economic and cultural paradigm. His work seeks to prove that wealth, sustainability, and respect for tradition are not opposing forces—but essential partners.
Stephane Marchand’s career trajectory is as unconventional as it is inspiring. With a prestigious tenure as Head of International Prime Finance and Clearing Sales at JP Morgan, Marchand was deeply entrenched in the financial epicenters of New York, London, and beyond. His expertise in global markets and asset management positioned him as a leading figure in high-stakes finance.
But for Marchand, success was never meant to be measured solely by financial returns. Over time, the allure of profit-driven ventures gave way to a deeper calling: the desire to build something lasting, meaningful, and harmonious with nature.
That calling found its answer in Hawaii.
Hi, I’m Stephane Marchand. I am a real estate developer focusing my efforts on sustainability, water distribution rights, and community development. I’m also creating affordable housing, with a focus on those affected by the fires in Maui.
Stephane Marchand of Laguna Beach is a born leader with extensive years of experience in real estate services, finance and asset protection backing him. He has worked with various renowned organizations in his career. He is a successful professional in areas of banking, venture capital and hedge funds. He was the former Vice President of Lehman Brothers. An organization, JP Morgan, has hired Stephane Marchand and Rieb-Smith as Executive Directors of the sales and marketing team. Prior to joining JP Morgan, Marchand has held roles at Lehman Brothers, UBS and Deutsche Bank while Rieb-Smith has extensive experience at Lehman and HSBC.
A highly focused individual. Stephane Marchand is the owner/director of Altitude Entertainment Films a Los Angeles based visual media powerhouse. The company responds to all clients’ needs ranging from 35mm to HD, big screen to computer screen. Their All-Star roster includes award winning producers and directors. They work directly or through marketing department to deliver a polished product.
J.P. Morgan has promoted Stephane Marchand to the role of managing director and head of prime and hedge funds services sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
He is taking over the role from Brian Bisesi, who is moving to New York to work in a similar capacity.
In his new role, Stephane Marchand will report to Francis Jackson, who leads the EMEA investor services business at J.P. Morgan.
Based in London, Marchand will be charged with looking after the bank’s hedge fund clients with traditional prime broker services, as well as its wider investor services product base, including securities lending, custody, clearing and fund administration.
Bisesi and Marchand joined J.P. Morgan’s prime brokerage business in 2010. The former previously worked at Barclays Capital, while the latter served in Nomura's prime services business in London.
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Stephane Marchand feels with many hedge funds recording a return to profitability through new trading strategies, banks offering prime brokerage could look to change their approach to servicing clients.
As markets recover following the extreme volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, hedge funds managing macro and credit have witnessed some of the biggest rebounds.
According to alternatives data provider Preqin, hedge fund performance bounced back hard in the second quarter, delivering returns of 11.48% on average, with macro funds and long-short credit funds being among the most sought-after strategies by investors.
A potential asset class rotation, with a focus on credit and multi-asset strategies, could result in prime brokers revisiting their growth strategies with the aim to compete on product lines.
“We could see a big asset rotation coming, moving from equities to relative value fixed income and credit, and offering the necessary offsets and to provide custody and financing to clients who want to engage in those strategies. A lot of roles are being posted from those sectors for the prime’s risk team,” said Anthony Bennett, prime brokerage lead at consultancy firm Capco.
The asset class rotation among hedge funds could encourage prime brokers to invest significantly in specialising in servicing credit and multi-asset strategies, as well as creating an infrastructure that can service the entire trade lifecycle.
“We are seeing more demand for a multi-asset prime wrapper, and we have to ensure our infrastructure continues to be the best, our ability to service assets providing financing is correct, and that our cross-margin regimes are broad enough to adapt to the client strategies,” said Stephane Marchand, head of international prime finance and clearing sales, JP Morgan.
Prime brokers also appear to be more willing to bring on increased hedge fund balances following the crisis. The likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan saw their hedge fund balances boosted by increased trading activity from managers looking to capitalise – or limit their losses – from the volatility during the first quarter.
“We remain focused on delivering value and scale, with a client acquisition mindset and continuing to expand our client footprint. Our strategy hasn’t changed during this time, and we have either kept market share or grown it. There have been some mandates won entirely virtually, carried out by our sales and relationship management team through Zoom or Microsoft. It has been a surprise that the pipeline has been so active,” added Jon Cossey global head of prime finance, JP Morgan.
How prime brokers will approach pricing of financing and how it will factor in gaining market share will also be vital in their post-COVID growth strategies. Over the past few years, pricing power has largely rested in the hands of hedge funds, who have used their influence to enact downward pricing on their prime brokers.
With hedge funds deleveraging massively and balance sheets across the Street falling by up to 40% at the height of the crisis, banks may turn to cheap pricing as a lever to make up for this. That being said, others could review how they price financing riskier, illiquid assets such as private equity and emerging market debt.
“Primes were previously lending too much without understanding the assets they were lending against, maybe because they had priced it too cheaply. There is going to be some re-pricing so they can guarantee returns,” said Dougal Brech, global head of prime finance, Nomura.
Banks revisit prime brokerage growth strategies as hedge funds bounce back
An asset class rotation among hedge funds could encourage prime brokers to invest significantly in specialising in servicing credit and multi-asset strategies.By Joe Parsons
With many hedge funds recording a return to profitability through new trading strategies, banks offering prime brokerage could look to change their approach to servicing clients.
As markets recover following the extreme volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, hedge funds managing macro and credit have witnessed some of the biggest rebounds.
According to alternatives data provider Preqin, hedge fund performance bounced back hard in the second quarter, delivering returns of 11.48% on average, with macro funds and long-short credit funds being among the most sought-after strategies by investors.
A potential asset class rotation, with a focus on credit and multi-asset strategies, could result in prime brokers revisiting their growth strategies with the aim to compete on product lines.
“We could see a big asset rotation coming, moving from equities to relative value fixed income and credit, and offering the necessary offsets and to provide custody and financing to clients who want to engage in those strategies. A lot of roles are being posted from those sectors for the prime’s risk team,” said Anthony Bennett, prime brokerage lead at consultancy firm Capco.
The asset class rotation among hedge funds could encourage prime brokers to invest significantly in specialising in servicing credit and multi-asset strategies, as well as creating an infrastructure that can service the entire trade lifecycle.
“We are seeing more demand for a multi-asset prime wrapper, and we have to ensure our infrastructure continues to be the best, our ability to service assets providing financing is correct, and that our cross-margin regimes are broad enough to adapt to the client strategies,” said Stephane Marchand, head of international prime finance and clearing sales, JP Morgan.
Prime brokers also appear to be more willing to bring on increased hedge fund balances following the crisis. The likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan saw their hedge fund balances boosted by increased trading activity from managers looking to capitalise – or limit their losses – from the volatility during the first quarter.
“We remain focused on delivering value and scale, with a client acquisition mindset and continuing to expand our client footprint. Our strategy hasn’t changed during this time, and we have either kept market share or grown it. There have been some mandates won entirely virtually, carried out by our sales and relationship management team through Zoom or Microsoft. It has been a surprise that the pipeline has been so active,” added Jon Cossey global head of prime finance, JP Morgan.
How prime brokers will approach pricing of financing and how it will factor in gaining market share will also be vital in their post-COVID growth strategies. Over the past few years, pricing power has largely rested in the hands of hedge funds, who have used their influence to enact downward pricing on their prime brokers.
With hedge funds deleveraging massively and balance sheets across the Street falling by up to 40% at the height of the crisis, banks may turn to cheap pricing as a lever to make up for this. That being said, others could review how they price financing riskier, illiquid assets such as private equity and emerging market debt.
“Primes were previously lending too much without understanding the assets they were lending against, maybe because they had priced it too cheaply. There is going to be some re-pricing so they can guarantee returns,” said Dougal Brech, global head of prime finance, Nomura.
In the fast-moving world of digital enterprise and entrepreneurial hustle, it’s easy to believe that success belongs to those who move the fastest. Startups are told to scale at all costs, founders are glorified for their grind, and business has become more about disruption than design.
But what if we slowed down long enough to ask:
What are we building? Why are we building it? And who are we becoming along the way?
That’s the kind of inquiry that defines the work—and life—of Stephane Marchand from Hawaii, a thoughtful creator, strategist, and guide who’s helping to reshape how we think about innovation, community, and what it truly means to lead with purpose.
Stephane’s professional journey began far from Hawaii, in the world of international business and high-level consulting. With a background in global markets and cross-cultural collaboration, he spent years advising companies on growth, efficiency, and positioning.
By conventional standards, he had “made it.”
But there came a point where even the most polished resume couldn’t quiet the sense of disconnection.
“The work was impressive,” Stephane recalls. “But I couldn’t help but ask—was it meaningful? And for whom?”
That question sparked a slow but profound transition. He left the boardrooms and the breakneck pace behind and set his sights on a different way of living—one rooted in land, people, and presence.
That path led him to Hawaii.
When Stephane Marchand from Hawaii speaks of the islands, it’s never with romanticism. It’s with reverence.
He didn’t come to Hawaii to escape, but to engage—deeply and respectfully—with its cultural legacy and living wisdom.
He studied the values of aloha, kuleana (responsibility), and pono (balance and justice). He worked alongside community elders, educators, and farmers. He traded pace for presence and found that the more he listened, the more clarity emerged.
“Hawaii taught me that leadership isn’t about being at the front,” he says. “It’s about standing in alignment—with the land, with others, and with yourself.”
Today, Stephane works at the intersection of innovation, education, and regeneration.
But rather than fitting into a neat category, his work is woven from many threads: consulting on impact-driven projects, mentoring emerging leaders, building bridges between cultures, and helping organizations design with depth.
He’s collaborated on everything from land restoration and digital storytelling to ethical commerce and curriculum development.
Each project is different, but they all share a common thread: they honor place, people, and purpose.
For Stephane, the goal isn’t just to help businesses succeed. It’s to help them remember what they’re here to serve.