10 Feb 2012
Dechert provides FATCA update
Dechert has released the following update regarding the US Treasury Department’s recent proposed regulations and announcement relating to…
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SS&C appoints Punit Satsangi as Managing Director of EMEA Business Development
SS&C Technologies Holdings, a provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software, has appointed Punit Satsangi…
Eze Castle Integration promotes company veteran to CFO
Eze Castle Integration, a provider of IT services, technology and consulting to investment management firms, has promoted Christopher…
09 Feb 2012
Finisterre Capital launches first dedicated EM equity fund
Emerging market long/short equity specialist, Finisterre Capital, this week announced the launch of the Finisterre Equity Fund,…
Asian hedgies outperform regional equity markets in 2011
Although performance was hardly stellar last year, Asian hedge funds nevertheless still managed to outperform the region’s volatile…
China slowdown ‘appears more cyclical than structural’ says Pictet Asset Management executive
China’s slowdown appears more cyclical than structural according to Klaus Bockstaller (pictured), Head of Emerging Markets at Pictet…
Aisling Analytics’ Mike Coleman to focus on risk as Merchant fund hits skids
Michael Coleman (pictured), managing director of Singapore-based Aisling Analytics, is suspending a 30-year trading career to focus on risk…
Changes to the Market Abuse Regime for Irish-listed Funds
Pursuant to the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 (the “Market Abuse Regulations”), since 1 July 2005 the Central Bank of…
CFTC charges Christopher B Cornett over forex fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action against Christopher B Cornett of Buda, Texas, charging…
Lazard Asset Management launches Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund
Lazard Asset Management (LAM) has launched the Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund, a fund of hedge funds that offers investors the…
Hedge funds advance 2.51% in January, says Hennessee
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 2.51% in January, while the S&P 500 advanced 4.36%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased…
Unwinding global imbalances
The most likely path for unwinding global imbalances over the medium term is through appreciation of EM currencies versus G10 currencies,…
GreySpark Partners opens Hong Kong office
GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, has opened a new office in Hong Kong, to support its APAC clients. Founded in 2009,…
08 Feb 2012
New ICMA European Repo Council paper examines role of ‘haircuts’ in European repo market
A new paper published by ICMA’s European Repo Council (ERC) is calling for more detailed understanding of the precise impact of collateral…
Guernsey remains a MENA favourite
Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry – explains why the jurisdiction…
