30 Sep 2015
Taking away the AIFMD burden
For US-based hedge fund managers that already have a presence in Europe – and are confident they can meet the AIFMD's substance and…
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A new way of accessing Europe’s EUR19trn market
When AIFMD was introduced into European law two years ago, it set a new benchmark globally for fund governance. This shut out the majority…
Short-term activism could wane once rates start to rise
The US has seen a real resurgence in activism over the last couple of years. Last year, for example, there were 247 activist campaigns; the…
Tax implications of trading swaps with prime brokers
There are some early signs that the effects of Basel 3 are changing the way that hedge funds do business with their prime brokers. In…
Acquisition creates bigger landing pad for managers
2015 has been a big year for Concept Capital Markets, LLC. Earlier this year, the firm entered into an agreement to be acquired by Cowen…
Independent directors and the split board saga
By Geoff Ruddick (pictured), IMS Fund Services – There has been an extraordinary focus on and trend towards `split boards' in the last few…
Next stage of evolution in the ’40 Act marketplace
Servicing approximately 113 liquid alternative funds that operate under the '40 Act banner, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services (`UBSFS') is ideally…
Managers need more support as regulation heats up
Recently, the SEC proposed several amendments to Form ADV. Generally speaking, these amendments would require registered investment…
Most consistent performing alternative asset fund managers
Using data from the recently released 2015 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor, Preqin has created league tables of alternative…
Is bigger always best? A closer look at the effect of size on the hedge fund industry
Using Preqin’s new fund size benchmarks on Hedge Fund Analyst, together with the results of our interviews with approximately 300 hedge…
Franklin Templeton and K2 advisors launch liquid alternative long short credit fund for US investors
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched Franklin K2 Long Short Credit Fund (FKLSX), a multi-manager fund that invests in a variety of…
UMB Fund Services goes live with FastPro mobile app
UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) has launched a mobile app for its proprietary alternative investment fund accounting and investor servicing…
Andy Merrill joins Prosek as partner
Public relations and financial communications firm Prosek Partners has appointed Andy Merrill as Partner. Merrill brings nearly 20 years of…
European equity industry in holding pattern ahead of new ‘unbundling’ rules
Despite the recent wild gyrations in global stock markets, 2015 could represent the calm before the storm for European equity brokers,…
Enhanced Capital and FocusPoint Private Capital Group launch new investment manager seeding platform
Private investment firm Enhanced Capital and FocusPoint Private Capital Group (FocusPoint), a FINRA member focused on private capital…
