Yesterday as North Korea’s Missile tests rattled the markets. However any falls where relatively modest, although suggestion that the Koreans may fire more missiles will keep us on the
Carey Olsen’s corporate team has been involved in an energy fund launch which is believed to be one of the largest fundraising by a start-up in recent years. Corporate partner Andrew Boyce (pictured) and senior associate (now partner) David
Europanel Research and Alternative Asset Management (ERAAM) has been assigned an ‘IP2’ Investment Process rating for its alternative multi-management investment process.
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed a USD620m collateralised loan obligation fund, the firm’s fourth new-issue CLO in less than a year. Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO2012-4 will invest in corporate leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Wells
IFG Trust and Corporate Group has unveiled its new brand – First Names Group. A coordinated launch of the new First Names Group brand was celebrated at events in the Isle of Man, Jersey, Switzerland, Cyprus and Ireland. Staff will
By Simon Gray – For years, industry professionals acknowledge, the Cayman Islands financial services sector – and the territory’s government – remained largely silent as the jurisdiction was branded as the epitome of the real and supposed ills of the
By Ingrid Pierce (pictured) and Colette Wilkins – Following the global financial crisis, investors unhappy with an informal wind-down process are increasingly seeking to bring that process to an end and have the board replaced by a court-appointed liquidator. With
By Anthony Travers – There’s no doubt that the global financial meltdown has resulted in a fundamentally changed set of financial and regulatory circumstances and a more hostile political environment. Yet it is perverse that the Cayman Islands have been
By Marianne Scordel, founder, Bougeville Consulting – Recent alternative investment surveys have sought to answer the following question: “Investors: Who are they?” Overall, the data shows how hedge funds have become more institutionalised. It also documents how the largest hedge funds are
Absolute Life Solutions, a financial services firm focused on the creation of cash liquidity for seniors and insurance industry focused investors, plans to pursue the formation of a portfolio of insurance policy assets via acquisition of individual policies and discounted
