21 Dec 2010
Service and innovation in a unique market
An interview with CISX chief executive Tamara Menteshvili - Over more than a decade, the Channel Islands Stock Exchange has provided…
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Channel Islands poised to thrive in more transparent and compliant world
By Simon Gray - The financial crisis and economic downturn of the past three years has fundamentally changed the rules of the game for the…
Hedgebay launches pricing and valuation consultancy service
Hedgebay, a hedge fund secondary market provider, has launched a pricing and valuation service to assist hedge fund investors in…
Launch activity returns to the investment funds sector
2010 has seen an improvement in markets and investor sentiment across most industries and the UK economy has crept out of recession. A…
Investment themes remain sensitive to changes in economic policies
Despite rosier expectations, the macro picture remains bleak in the short run and investment themes remain sensitive to changes in economic…
RBC acquires Bluebay Asset Management
Royal Bank of Canada has completed the acquisition of BlueBay Asset Management. The addition of BlueBay brings over 200 employees and…
20 Dec 2010
Law firm D. Harris opens office in Monaco
D. Harris & Co. International, law firm to the hedge fund industry, has is opening an office in Monaco. It will initially be staffed by…
S&P 500 index remains flat in November
In November, renewed activity on the stock market, illustrated by a level of implied volatility that was slightly up (23.5 per cent) on the…
Bandon to launch alternative long-short fixed income mutual fund
Bandon Capital Management plans to launch its first mutual fund, the Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund. The fund will launch at the…
Dual-speed recovery complicates asset allocation in 2011
The global economy will continue its dual-speed recovery in 2011, with developing and developed economies occupying “parallel and very…
Coral Portfolio launches Coral All Seasons for hedge fund managers
Coral Portfolio has launched the Coral All Seasons Account which combines its Luxembourg regulated Sicav-Sif fund structure with Deutsche…
19 Dec 2010
Maples Fund Services offers middle office outsourcing solutions
Maples Fund Services is offering a suite of middle office outsourcing solutions that will enable institutional investors to efficiently and…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index down 0.8 per cent in November
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe,…
17 Dec 2010
Stenham joins the Hedge Fund Standards Board
Stenham Advisors has joined the Hedge Funds Standards Board’s Investor Chapter. The HFSB was formed with the goal of creating a framework…
Jersey continues to resist pressure to abolish zero-10 tax regime
The future of Jersey’s zero basic rate of corporate income tax is in renewed doubt amid heated debate in the Channel Islands and critical…