12 Dec 2012
Steben & Company names Richard Kendrick chief marketing officer
Steben & Company, a provider of managed futures funds, has named Richard Kendrick as chief marketing officer.Kendrick, most recently…
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Cayman responds to global regulation challenges
Interview with Matt Mulry – Last year’s Weavering case, in which Justice Jones QC examined in detail the role of independent directors and…
Sowing the seed
By Ian Gobin, partner, Appleby – Want to set-up your own hedge fund? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent report by the Financial…
Recent Cayman Fund liquidation cases
By Mike Saville, Grant Thornton – Previously, a number of superstar hedge fund managers felt that investors should be honoured to have…
Focus turns to the regulation of independent directors
By James Williams – Last year’s Weavering case could have been a hammer blow for Cayman as the world’s leading offshore fund domicile. But,…
FIN 48 comes under the microscope
Interview with Jeff Short & Keiran Hutchison – Although introduced a few years back, Financial Interpretation Number 48 (FIN 48) has…
New administrator born out of consolidation trend
By Canover Watson, managing director, Admiral Administration – Worldwide, the hedge fund administration industry continues to go through an…
Getting the best out of fund administration
By Ras Sipko, chief operating officer, Koger – Fund administrators are today under intense pressure to perform as they face greater…
Essential lessons for independent directors
By Ashley Gunning, Walkers – Twelve months on from the Weavering decision it is interesting to look at how the approach to corporate…
WyeTree launches Yield Distribution Fund as Irish QIF
WyeTree Asset Management has launched its latest fund, the WyeTree Yield Distribution Fund, as an Irish master/feeder structure. The fund…
FATCA is the next big reporting challenge
Interview with Darren Stainrod – “In the coming year, the biggest impact on administrators is going to be FATCA and the amount of reporting…
Rising numbers proof that Cayman remains key offshore domicile
By James Williams – With the search for alpha harder than ever, hedge fund managers are subsequently becoming more creative in how they…
Sapient Global Markets to assist regulatory compliance for Eris Exchange customers
Sapient Global Markets has been certified under the Eris Certified Implementation Partner Programme. With firms looking for new ways to…
Equity long/short funds capture over 60 per cent of the upside during Q3
By James Williams – With risk/on, risk/off sentiment having dominated the markets for the last 18 months, trade volumes among hedge funds –…
CAIS launches first online exchange for wealth management industry
CAIS, the financial-technology solutions provider, has launched the CAIS Exchange, the first online alternative investment marketplace…
