This year the private equity industry in Guernsey has been preoccupied to a lesser or greater degree by prospect of the European Union’s proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Mana
Irish law firm Dillon Eustace has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. The new office makes Dillon Eustace first European Union legal firm to establish a fully-serviced practice on the islands. The office opening reflects the firm’s view that
In March 2012, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the Swiss Funds Assiciation (SFA) climbed to around CHF648 billion, an increase of CHF1.4 billion month-on-month. There were inflows of assets for bond funds (+CHF2 billion),
Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, along with Reliance Globalcom, the Global telecommunications services arm of India’s largest integrated telecom operator Reliance Communications, has launched the world’s fastest available trans-Atlantic network connection, QuanTA, between major global financial exchanges. The
All private, professional and public funds in the British Virgin Islands are required to submit a Mutual Fund Annual Return (MFAR) to the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) no later than 30 June 2012 in respect of the calendar year
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index was up 1.1 per cent in September, taking year-to-date performance to +5.4 per cent. Alternative strategies generally performed well in September as macroeconomic data came in better than expected and risk appetite continued to
Twelve financiers were officially weighed in on 22 October at Solas bar in Hong Kong in advance of the Hedge Fund Fight Nite. In its third year, Hedge Fund Fight Nite is a test of strength and perseverance that hedge
The hedge fund industry on average does not hedge and the limited diversification of most hedge funds has been exposed, according to a report by SEB’s X-Asset team. And SEB believes that this type of ”naive” portfolio of hedge funds
New York based charity A Leg To Stand On, which helps children with limb disabilities in developing countries, has held its sixth annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest. Over 900 people attended the event, held on 8 October at B.B. King Blues
The Managed Funds Association has formed an alliance with the Texas Hedge Fund Association, an education and advocacy organisation that represents the hedge fund and managed futures industry in Texas and the surrounding states. The affiliation gives THFA members a
