Articles and Features

Maples and Calder's Dubai office acts on the first sukuk listed on both the Dubai and London Stock Exchanges

International law firm Maples and Calder acted as Cayman Islands counsel to the issue of a USD 750m Sukuk by DIB Sukuk Limited. »


Paladyne forms alliance with Microsoft to service hedge funds

Paladyne Systems, LLC has formed an alliance with Microsoft Corp. »


Comment: Hedge funds will welcome India's short-selling plans

Alan Burr, Principal Consultant at Etheios, comments on the recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to create the opportunity for institutional investors t »


Electronic reporting for Cayman Islands Regulated Funds now underway

The mechanism for the electronic submission of annual returns for funds licensed, registered and administered in the Cayman Islands is now in place. »


BNP Paribas to acquire RBS International Securities Services

BNP Paribas has agreed to acquire RBS International Securities Services (Holdings) Limited, a 70:30 joint venture between The Royal Bank of Scotland International and The Bank of New York. »


HypoVereinsbank and CACEIS agree on strategic partnership in securities services

HypoVereinsbank (HVB) is planning to transfer its securities processing and custodian activities to the French financial services provider CACEIS. »


HFR Asset Management offers German White Funds reporting

HFR Asset Management is making available German 'White Funds' reporting for both its index and single strategy hedge fund products. »


New global brand identity for Appleby Hunter Bailhache

Appleby Hunter Bailhache has changed its name to Appleby with effect from 1 April 2007. »


ICAP plc sells Exotix stake to employees and Spencer-controlled firm

ICAP plc has reduced its stake in specialist emerging markets broker and arranger Exotix Limited  by 58% following a sale of shares to the employees of Exotix, and to IPGL Limited, a »


85 per cent of mortgage-backed industry professionals expect sub-prime weakness to spread

The loan originators, bankers, and investors who create and finance the market in securitized mortgage debt are showing concern that the weakness in sub-prime will impact the broader US mo »


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