13 Nov 2011
First Irish UCITS merger approved under UCITS IV
The first merger of an Irish authorised Ucits has been approved under the new merger regime for Ucits as set out in the UCITS IV directive…
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American Century launches US growth equity fund
American Century Investments has launched a US growth equity fund for the firm’s CIO, David Hollond (pictured) reported Citywire Global…
Carmignac voices concerns over proposed changes by MiFID II to UCITS guidelines
Earlier this week Edouard Carmignac, who runs Europe’s largest fund – the EUR24 billion Carmignac Patrimoine – along with…
11 Nov 2011
CFTC orders South Florida Resident Alan A Grant and company, Francis Grant Investments Inc to pay USD500,000 in Forex fraud charges
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges that Alan A Grant and his…
Hedge fund managers set for windfall
Hedge fund managers will be able to access new capital sources over the next 12 months as 80% of investors are at least considering…
SEC charges NY hedge fund managers ThinkStrategy Capital and Chetan Kapur with securities fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil injunctive action charging ThinkStrategy Capital Management and its sole managing…
CFTC charges GID Group, Rodney and Roger Wagner with fraud over USD5.5m forex Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas,…
SEC issues record number of enforcement actions
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a record 735 enforcement actions in the fiscal year that ended 30 September, 2011. This record…
CFTC charges Nicholas Trimble and his two companies with solicitation fraud in million dollar forex scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil injunctive complaint charging defendants Nicholas Trimble and his…
Institutional Asset Manager Survey: Key trends in institutional asset management 2009-2011 and beyond: Joseph Morgart, Senior Vice President, Alternative Strategies, Pyramis Global Advisors
In light of the current fiscal and monetary concerns that are gripping the minds of investors around the world, Institutional Asset Manager…
10 Nov 2011
Asia ex-Japan hedgies gain 3.8 per cent in October
With confidence tentatively returning to the markets last month, Asian hedge funds were able to record positive gains, the Eurekahedge…
Man Group hires leading China businesswoman as it prepares Mainland push
Man Group has made a key strategic hire as it plans to expand the business into mainland China, recruiting one of the country’s leading…
DragonBack expands platform with Double Haven
Hong Kong-based DragonBack Capital Limited, the former multi-strategy hedge fund manager that reinvented itself last year as a hedge fund…
SEC charges two Minnesota-based hedge fund manager over Petters Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two Minnesota-based hedge fund managers and their firm with fraudulently funneling more…
Segalen and Battjes launch clean energy macro fund
Laurent Segalen (ex Nomura and Natixis) and Coos Battjes (ex CS and Nuon) have teamed up to launch a new clean energy fund, Euro Carbon…
