10 Oct 2012
FATCA approach provides certainty, says Guernsey Finance
Guernsey Finance has welcomed the announcement from the island’s government that it is seeking to negotiate a partnership agreement with…
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Agecroft to add new hedge fund to platform in Q4
Agecroft Partners, the hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm, plans to add an additional hedge fund manager to the platform…
Winton sees profits jump 23 per cent
Profits at Winton Capital Management, the UK-based hedge fund founded by trader David Harding, jumped 23 per cent last year to GBP162m,…
09 Oct 2012
Hedge funds cut trading desk budgets, says Greenwich Associates
Hedge funds appear to be moving aggressively to take down costs associated with their trading desks in the midst of a prolonged period of…
Isle of Man appoints director of financial services
The Isle of Man’s Department of Economic Development has appointed John Spellman as director of financial services with immediate effect.…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 0.2 per cent in September
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gained 0.2 per cent in September (+2.2 per cent in 2012), with 11 Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ending the…
08 Oct 2012
Willis Pension Scheme chooses Towers Watson for hedge funds
The trustees of the GBP1.5bn Willis Pension Scheme have chosen Towers Watson to manage a large portion of its hedge fund portfolio on a…
SEC charges Chicago-based investment adviser and owners with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Chicago-based GEI Financial Services and its owners, Norman Goldstein and Laurie…
US economy just hit Obama's opponent with a sucker punch
Recent improvements in the US economy could give Barack Obama the edge over Republican rival Mitt Romney, says Marcus Bullus, trading…
Administrators adapt to middle-office reporting needs
Interview with Toni Pinkerton (pictured) and Kim Waldman, Maples Fund Services – Increased regulatory and investor pressures are inexorably…
Regulation pushes the envelope for operational excellence
By James Williams – If there’s one tangible benefit to the way regulation is reshaping the hedge fund industry, it’s that service providers…
Data warehousing the key to multiple technology conundrum
Interview with Lonnie Macdonald, UMB Fund Services – “I get RFPs from clients all the time for complete middle-office services,” comments…
Introducing brokers need wider arsenal of weapons
Interview with Jack Seibald, Concept Capital – Unless an introducing broker can demonstrate a wide array of services to support clients’…
CFTC files record number of enforcement cases in 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed 102 enforcement cases in fiscal year 2012, the highest number of cases ever in a single…
Key considerations for Form PF and FATCA
Interview with Daniel New (pictured), Jun Li and Danielle Ryea, Ernst & Young – As its twin regulatory pillars – Form PF and FATCA –…
