Legal & Regulation

With the first SEC deadline for private fund (Form PF) reporting currently less than six months away for many large hedge funds and managed account platforms, GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.) has launched a reporting service to specifically support the requirements. »

The FSA’s significant fine and banning for life of hedge fund manager Michiel Visser highlights the age old need for independence between key functions at firms of all sizes, says Peter Moore (picture), head of regulations at The IMS Group… 

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The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has directed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to fine Michiel Weiger Visser GBP2 million and Oluwole Modupe Fagbulu GBP100,000 and ban them both from performing any role in regulated financial services for breaching Principle 1 of the FSA’s Statements of Principle for Approved Persons and for engaging in market abuse. »

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges that Christopher Louis Pia of North Castle, NY, while employed as portfolio manager for Moore Capital Management, LLC (Moore Capital), attempted to manipulate the settlement prices of palladium and platinum futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).  Moore Capital is a predecessor of Moore Capital Management, LP. »

The European Securities and Markets Authority, which succeeded the Committee of European Securities Regulators at the beginning of this year, has asked for industry comment on the advice it proposes to send to the European Commission on detailed implementation measures for the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. »

New changes to FSA regulation on the use of mobile phones and electronic devices, may mean that many FSA-regulated businesses may be forced to ban private devices from the workplace, according to mobile voice provider Natterbox. »

The European Union’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers will come into force on 21 July following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union last Friday. »

Hamid Parsa (pictured), Director of Sales/Business Development, Alceda Fund Management SA, assess the challenges posed by the introduction of the Key Investor Information Document (KIID)… »

Andrew Shrimpton, member at Kinetic Partners, on the extension of the deadline for SEC registration for Foreign Private Investors… »

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action charging Jonathan W Arrington, Michael B Kratville, Michael J Welke and their companies, Elite Management Holdings Corp (EMHC) and MJM Enterprises LLC (MJM), all of Omaha, Neb, with defrauding more than 130 commodity pool participants, the majority of whom are from the greater Omaha area, of at least USD4.7 million. »