New derivatives rules in the bills now headed into the US Congressional conference committee process, will impact far beyond banks and other derivatives market players, according to a new report from Greenwich Associates. Because of the central role that derivatives
Iveagh Private Investment House, the Guinness family office and asset manager, and 47 Degrees North Capital Management, an alternative investment provider, have launched the Iveagh Newcits Fund. The fund offers investors access to a diversified portfolio of Ucits regulated absolute
The value of investment funds in Guernsey increased by GBP13.2bn (7.2%) during the first three months of this year, according to the latest figures released by Guernsey Finance. The third successive quarter of growth takes the total value of funds
GlobeOp Financial Services has entered into exclusive negotiations to provide front office support and middle- and back-office services to the management company of a specialist asset manager with over USD15bn in assets under management. GlobeOp will also implement a lift-out
New research from the European School of Management & Technology (ESMT), in collaboration with the Rotterdam School of Management, has highlighted a worrying disconnect in the behaviour of investors in hedge funds and the subsequent performance of their investments, typically
Fifty six per cent of wealth creators around the world say they have made money in the last 12 months and they are on track for success against their optimistic predictions last September. Last September 78 per cent of the
Man Group made a profit before tax of USD541m for the financial year ended 31 March 2009, down from the USD743m profit made the previous year. Diluted earnings per share were 24.8 cents, compared with 28.4 cents in 2009. Man
AIC Director General Ian Sayers (pictured) will be among a host of prominent panellists at this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum event on 26 May. “The Guernsey Funds Forum provides an ideal opportunity to take stock of where we stand and look into
The State Street Private Equity Index rose by 5.94 per cent during the quarter ended 31 December 2009, a slight increase from the third quarter return and 2,226 basis points higher than the return recorded in the fourth quarter of
The Lifeline Program has launched an initiative which expands the life insurance settlement provider’s capacity to aggregate life settlement portfolios. The newly self-funded company has begun purchasing life insurance policies on a large scale to package portfolios for sale to
