23 Dec 2011
ESMA outlines future automated trading regime for trading platforms, investment firms and competent authorities
ESMA has published its final report on guidelines on systems and controls in an automated trading environment for trading platforms,…
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IFIA issues voluntary corporate governance code for collective investment schemes and management companies
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has issued a voluntary corporate governance code for Irish authorised collective investment…
Commodities in 2011 - The Year of Energy vs Non-Energy
Commodities have recovered this week along with equities, led by agriculture and energy prices. 2011 will be remembered by the dichotomy…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.79% in November
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.79% in November. On a year-to-date basis through November, six out of 10…
22 Dec 2011
Hedgeweek-PerTrac Webinar – Fund allocation challenges in turbulent times – available to download
Last month’s popular Hedgeweek-PerTrac webinar – Fund allocation challenges in turbulent times: Are alternatives the answer? – which was…
DJ Indexes, UBS Securities launch Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend
Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Securities have launched the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend, a gauge that measures diversified…
‘Early seeds of opportunity for credit-related alpha’ in municipal bond space, says Concordia’s Basil Williams
Despite fears this year that the US municipal bond market would suffer large-scale defaults it’s held up well. Last December, banking…
21 Dec 2011
Hong Kong’s Asset Management Community Raises HKD600,000 at launch event for children’s charity
Returns Invested in Children and Education (RICE), a Hong Kong and Singapore registered charity launched by Asia-based asset managers and…
20 Dec 2011
Why Luxembourg will preserve its Ucits dominance
By Michael Sanders – When Alceda Fund Management was established in 2007, Luxembourg was already a well-recognised fund domicile, so the…
Jersey: the blue-chip option for fund managers
By Simon Gray – For nearly a decade Jersey has been focusing its strategy for developing the financial services industry on fund…
Is redomiciliation the answer for alternative funds?
By Simon Gray – Never has there been so much discussion in the industry about the redomiciliation of funds from offshore to onshore…
Malta: speedy, efficient, cost-effective – and sun-kissed
By Simon Gray – At a time when an uncertain economic environment and financial climate is forcing existing investment fund managers to…
Fund and manager domiciles in a state of flux
By Simon Gray – A perfect storm of factors over the past four years has upended many of the traditional assumptions of asset managers,…
FSA authorises Apex Fund Services
Apex Fund Services (UK) Limited has received authorisation by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a Fund Operator. As a Fund…
2011 – A year for machines, not for men
As 2011 draws to an end, it is interesting to note that eight of the Top 10 performers on the Lyxor Managed Account Platform (Lyxor MAP)…
