President Vladimir Putin supports First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russian gas monopolist Gazprom, as a presidential candidate.
By Geoff Ruddick, IMS Fund Services: Independence – Independence is the ‘holy grail’ of effective corporate governance. If a director is not independent, conflicts of interest will inevitably arise and interfere with the director’s ability to act in the best
Stanfield Capital Partners, a New York-based registered investment advisor specialising in credit-based alternative investment strategies, has agreed to separate its hedge fund strategies
Thomson Financial, a provider of information and technology solutions to the global financial services industry, has announced a strategic distribution relationship with Paladyne Systems,
Next July marks the introduction of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). To meet the demands of this far-reaching legislation, US Bancorp Fund Services, LLC is working proactively to implement innovative technology resources and modifications to internal procedures to
State Street Global Advisors is extending its 130/30 investment product range with the launch of UK Alpha Edge, the latest in a series of investment products employing SSgA’s Edge methodol
The board of directors of ALTIN has disclosed the main terms of the issuance of put options announced on 18 July 2013. The final strike price will be determined on 9 September 2013, indicatively at a 20 per cent
LCH.Clearnet is expanding clearing services for EU Carbon Allowances (EUA) and is introducing clearing for Certified Emission Reduction (CER) contracts early in 2008.
Early estimates indicate that the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equally-weighted average of all single manager hedge funds and CTA/managed futures products in the HedgeFund.net data
By James Williams – One thing is certain: hedge fund regulation in the US is tightening and is here to stay. What remains uncertain is the long-term impact it will have on the industry. Recent high-profile insider trading cases involving
