27 Feb 2012
Deutsche Bank publishes tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey
Deutsche Bank has published its tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted in December 2011 by the Bank’s Global Prime…
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SA budget commits to a broad investment manager exemption
A welcome inclusion in South Africa’s national budget on Wednesday was a further commitment to a broad-based investment manager exemption,…
Technology outsourcing for hedge funds
Hedge funds are leveraging outsourcing in diverse ways to expand offerings and enhance productivity. As technology becomes a strategically…
Potential changes to registration requirements for Cayman master funds
On 15 February, the Cayman Islands Government issued a Financial Services Industry Advisory regarding Cayman Islands ‘master funds’ which…
Jersey Finance welcomes Hong Kong DTA
Jersey Finance has welcomed the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Jersey and Hong Kong as another key step in growing…
26 Feb 2012
Pictet AM launches global bond fundamental UCITS
Following the announcement last week that Pictet Asset Management had launched a short-term high yield bond UCITS fund, the Swiss asset…
Macro Currency Group launches currency UCITS
Macro Currency Group, the specialist currency investment boutique of Principal Global Investors with over…
Single strategy alternative UCITS indices launched by Alix Capital
Geneva-based Alix Capital, provider of the UCITS Alternative Index family of indices has added another suite of indices following the…
UCITS in Ireland
Ireland presents the international investment funds industry with an unparalleled set of attractions both as a domicile for UCITS and for…
24 Feb 2012
Four hedge fund managers indicted in USD40m Ponzi scheme
A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has returned an indictment against Jonathan D Davey, 47, of Newark, Ohio, Jeffrey M Toft, 49, of…
Institutions committed to hedge funds but the message is clear: more information please
Following the publication of Part 1 of SEI’s The Shifting Hedge Fund Landscape report last month, Part II of the report, officially…
CFTC orders Jeffrey J Kinseth and Virtual Vision Inc to pay more than USD1m over fraud action
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Jeffrey J Kinseth of Cedar Rapids,…
Morgan Stanley clears OTC derivatives for BlackRock
Morgan Stanley has been selected by BlackRock to serve as one of its primary clearing brokers for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives…
TriOptima and LCH.Clearnet compression of cleared interest rate swaps exceeds USD100 trillion in notional
A total of USD110 trillion in notional volume in EUR, JPY, GBP and USD interest rate swaps has been terminated by 21 SwapClear members…
LME amends Exchange User Fee
The LME Board is making a number of amendments to its Exchange User Fee on the back of points raised by members.The new fee will now not…
