07 Sep 2010
General Motors selects GlobeOp for OTC derivative collateral management
General Motors has selected GlobeOp Financial Services as its service provider for daily collateral management, valuation and…
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Insparo appoints Graham Stock as chief strategist
Insparo Asset Management has appointed emerging markets veteran Graham Stock as chief strategist. Stock will join the core management team,…
Experience in key investment vehicles
Simon Tortell and Associates is a leading Maltese law firm and is one of Malta’s most experienced firms in the hedge fund industry, having…
Mark Diab joins GLG Partners
Asset manager GLG Partners has appointed Mark Diab as portfolio manager. Diab will take responsibility for Mena equities within the GLG…
Opinion: Fiscal transparency in the Cayman Islands
In the first of two articles, Grant Stein (pictured), global managing partner of international law firm Walkers, argues that contrary to…
06 Sep 2010
At the forefront of global investment trends
Malta is gaining momentum.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cMalta is gaining momentum. The recent Global Financial Centers Index named it as one…
Strongly placed for funds targeting European investors
Talk about the elephant in the room. The Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive surely has the largest ears and the longest trunk…
Growth areas include private equity and ETF's
After the lull in activity that affected all fund jurisdictions in the post-crisis period, there are now clear signs of risk appetite…
Focus on developing value-added services
Malta has not only weathered the worldwide financial crisis but seems to be one of the few jurisdictions where growth momentum has been…
Developing new sources of growth
Malta is well-known for its business-friendly approach Ð particularly to the fund sector which it sees as critical to the future growth of…
Robust and flexible regulatory regime
At a time when the proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is one of the main themes being discussed in the…
Choosing Malta as the global HQ
Just as the presence of shovel-makers during California's gold rush was a sure sign that more prospectors were on the way, so the…
Collaboration is key to success
Whereas in some jurisdictions the regulator is viewed as an adversary or a hindrance to business, in Malta the regulatory regime is a…
Strong position to attract new managers
Hedge fund start-ups were big business during the decade leading up to 2007. Then volumes dropped off amid the financial crisis and the…
Threadneedle to launch UK Absolute Alpha Fund
Threadneedle plans to launch the UK Absolute Alpha Fund in quarter four, reinforcing its absolute return fund range. The Ucits III fund…
