British Virgin Islands-based law firm Harneys has announced the expansion of its regulatory group with the recruitment of Aki Corsoni-Husain from t
By James Williams – It’s no exaggeration to say that Ireland, as a jurisdiction, punches above its weight. According to the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA), the total asset value of funds domiciled in Ireland, as of May 2011, was
Leading institutional and private investors in the Middle East have long been an important source of capital for some of the world’s biggest and longest-established hedge fund managers, and the reg
Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund management firm, says it plans to take legal action over its exposure to the fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff.
Global Advisors, a specialist commodity hedge fund manager, has announced changes to the terms of its Global Commodity Systematic Fund to enhance the liquidity available to investors.
Chicago Board Options Exchange is to list a Mini-SPX Index option (XSP) contract with a new PM-settlement feature beginning on 5 November. CBOE's Mini-SPX Index options are one-tenth the value of the S&P 500 Index options (SPX), which are based
Exotix, a London-based broker specialising in illiquid and frontier emerging markets, has expanded its New York operation with the appointment of Ashley Bendell as associate director of eq
The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether traders spread rumours in order to manipulate share prices and has ordered more than two dozen hedge funds to submit trading
PerTrac Financial Solutions is rolling out the beta release of its latest product, PerTrac Portfolio Manager, a software application designed to help funds of funds and institutional inves
The Mulvaney Global Markets Fund, a specialist managed futures fund, has awarded its fund administration and custody business to the fund services division of LaSalle Global Trust Servi
