19 Dec 2010
New Zealand edges closer to establishing new fund regime
Having settled earlier this year on the UCITS framework as the regulatory template for its new fund regime, New Zealand has moved a step…
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Deutsche Bank and Paulson launch UCITS on Platinum platform
Deutsche Bank and Paulson & Co Inc announced this week the launch of a UCITS-III version of John…
+9.62 per cent YTD gains for Dalton Strategic Partnership’s February-launched Newcits
London-based Dalton Strategic Partnership has had a good year for the latest newcits in its stable of eleven other funds under the firm’s…
Palaedino launches world’s first gold-denominated UCITS
Geneva-based Palaedino Asset Management, the fund manager arm of the Palaedino Group and advisor to the Axiom Fund, this week announced…
Alpha Ucits platform wins mandate to distribute GSB Podium Advisor’s upcoming newcits
Alpha Ucits, a London-based independent UCITS distribution platform established by ex-Brevan Howard’s Stephane Diederich in October 2009,…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index down 0.8 per cent in November
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge funds platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe,…
Palaedino launches Ucits funds denominated in gold
Geneva based Palaedino Asset Management, adviser to the Axiom Fund, has launched the first Ucits Funds denominated in gold.Investors who…
17 Dec 2010
Comment: The Cayman Islands Privy Council decision in the Strategic Turnaround appeal
On 13 December 2010, the Privy Council delivered its judgment in the Strategic Turnaround appeal from the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal.…
BVI Commercial Court ruling highlights divergence with Cayman law
British Virgin Islands law firm Harneys has secured an important victory for a large hedge fund this week in the Commercial Court of the…
ConvergEx Group to acquire RealTick from Barclays Bank
Technology company ConvergEx Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RealTick, a multi-broker, cross-asset electronic execution…
Stenham joins the Hedge Fund Standards Board
Stenham Advisors has joined the Hedge Funds Standards Board’s Investor Chapter. The HFSB was formed with the goal of creating a framework…
Jersey continues to resist pressure to abolish zero-10 tax regime
The future of Jersey’s zero basic rate of corporate income tax is in renewed doubt amid heated debate in the Channel Islands and critical…
GlobeOp assets under administration up 24 per cent
GlobeOp Financial Services, a provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics to the financial…
16 Dec 2010
Study identifies savings from using research management solution
A study by Advent Software suggests that a research management solution can save investment firms around 40 per cent in labour costs…
SEB platform hosts Fusion Asset Management currency Ucits fund
Fusion Asset Management, the London-based investment manager, has launched a Ucits fund via SEB Prime Solutions. This is the third launch…
