Special Reports

The boost to Guernsey's image as a centre for hedge fund services resulting from the recent legislative and regulatory changes can be readily gauged by the growing list of funds that have been »

Christian Benigni expects to see strong growth in the German hedge funds business this year and next, and he is well placed to know. »

When the new legislation governing alternative investment funds came into force in Germany more than two years ago, HSBC's Alternative Fund Services (AFS) took a two-fold approach to capitalise on »

Since the introduction of the 2004 German Investment Act, there has been debate on the potential growth of the local hedge fund market, and on possible 'local' prime brokerage solutions. »

Exchange-traded funds allow investors to track the performance of specific market segments more efficiently and reduce costs, helping institutions to create more efficient portfolios for use in cor »

The change of the law in 2004 allowed hedge funds and funds of hedge funds to be launched under German regulations for the first time. »

Surging flows of capital into hedge funds over the past few years have aroused fears that overcrowding in popular strategies will drive returns down and reduce the appeal of alternative investment »

When Germany liberalised its rules governing hedge funds and taxation of their income at the beginning of 2004 the initiative was hailed in some quarters as a new dawn for the sector. »

Dublin has made itself the unquestioned European jurisdiction of choice for hedge fund servicing, but locally domiciled funds remain in a minority. »

Dublin's success in establishing itself as Europe's prime centre for hedge fund servicing is ultimately down to the availability of a workforce large enough and skilled enough to  accommodate »