08 Oct 2014
Options aplenty for managers running funds in Malta
The official grandfathering period of the AIFMD only ended this July so assessing how different jurisdictions and their fund industry…
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The AIFMD transition in Malta
By Robert Higgans (pictured) & Clare Farrugia, MFSA – Since the end of the transition period applicable to Alternative Investment Fund…
Loan funds – a compelling opportunity
For a number of years, it has been practically impossible for funds to grant loans to third parties unless done on a one-off basis.…
Choosing the right fund structure in Malta
For emerging managers, the fact that Malta retained its PIF regime alongside the new AIF fund regime means that a number of fund…
Malta’s PIF regime proves popular with non-EU managers
Retaining its Professional Investor Funds (PIF) regime is possibly the single biggest development for Malta in recent memory. The island is…
Malta beginning to see AIFM cluster formation
“What we are seeing under AIFMD is increased interest in asset managers using Malta as a domicile for the setting up of AIFMs,” observes…
Hedge funds add USD18.4bn in August
The hedge fund industry took in USD18.4 billion (0.8 per cent of assets) in August, the highest inflow in three months and a strong rebound…
Maxim Group appoints Gregory Simons to head electronic trading for institutional clients
Maxim Group, an investment banking, securities and wealth management firm, has appointed Gregory Simons as a managing director and head of…
07 Oct 2014
Carmignac Group appoints quantitative equity analyst
Carmignac Group has appointed Obe Ejikeme as a quantitative equity analyst in the firm’s fund management team.Ejikeme spent seven years as…
Twelve Capital opens London office
Twelve Capital has opened an office in London having received authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a…
IMQ: Asset managers can sharpen their competitive edge by providing acceleration capital to alternative investment teams
The increased adoption of outcome-based benchmarking is pushing traditional asset managers to extend their investment capabilities by…
Brazilian elections surprise
Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders, comments on the first round of the elections in Brazil…As expected, incumbent Dilma…
A mixed third quarter for hedge funds, says Lyxor
Hedge funds ended the week in negative territory, concluding a tough quarter for alternative strategies, according to Lyxor’s managed…
Basel III set to increase prime brokerage costs
Market regulation is starting to impact the way prime brokers do business with their hedge fund clients. The need to store away more…
Getting around AIFMD
By Kavitha Ramachandran, Maitland Group – The EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has essentially created a vast…
