02 Jan 2015
Weaver opens LA area office
Independent accounting firm Weaver has held the official opening of the firm's newest office, located in the greater Los Angeles area. The…
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Hedge funds positioned for solid growth, says eVestment
Barring an unexpected global or financial event, hedge funds are positioned for another year of solid growth as institutional investors…
01 Jan 2015
Incubator platforms provide start-ups with a solid foundation
The attraction of incubator platforms has increased noticeably in recent years. New hedge funds face a Sisyphus-like task getting up and…
Crowdnetic: Bringing crowdfunding and marketplace lending data analytics to your fingertips
“If you are a hedge fund and you’ve got USD50-100 million in “peer-to-peer” loans, you may well find the analysis and monitoring of those…
29 Dec 2014
FFIs must be FATCA compliant as deadline approaches
Tim Thornton, Chief Data Officer at Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services, comments on the December 31 FATCA deadline…31 December sees the deadline…
24 Dec 2014
CFTC extends time-limited no-action relief to Eurex Clearing and US clearing members
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has extended the no-action relief granted in CFTC Letter 14-27 to Eurex Clearing AG…
L/S equity shows resilience amid volatile market conditions, says Lyxor
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index continued to slide last week as global risk aversion was elevated, according to Philippe Ferreira Head of…
23 Dec 2014
The spread of liquid alternatives
'40 Act funds are only part of the liquid alternatives narrative, says Michael Bernstein of Lyxor Asset Management… Firstly, Europe's…
DBSI to pay USD3m to settle CFTC charges
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against FCM Deutsche…
Euronext sees record volumes in cash markets
Friday, 19 December 2014 was Euronext’s most active day in terms of trading in 2014 and the most active day on its market since March 2011.…
FINRA to perform regulatory services for CBOE and C2
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA is to perform the majority of the The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2…
22 Dec 2014
Crudely interrupted
In the last full trading week of the year, the closing of the books was crudely interrupted by a crossover from chaos in the energy…
HS Group to form strategic partnership with ex-BlackRock, Macquarie Team
HS Group has made its second investment, in a hedge fund to be founded by Christopher Lee and Burke Lau.Lee was previously Head of…
EY sees challenges ahead for wealth and asset management industry in 2015
There will winners and losers in 2015 as the wealth and asset management tackles regulatory change and a number of other challenges, says…
RBC to pay USD35m penalty for illegal wash sales, fictitious sales and non-competitive transactions
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is to pay a USD35 million penalty for engaging in more than 1,000 illegal wash sales, fictitious sales, and…
