Emerging markets distressed debt fund manager Commercial Intelligence Funds Group (CI), aims to raise USD100 million for its Global Distressed Alpha Fund III (GDAF III) to invest in emerging market commercial and sovereign-backed debt and other claims. CI recently
By Mush Ali, One Ten Associates – COOs are playing an increasingly important role within start-ups, as investors want to have in place an individual with the background to handle the complexity of regulation and governance. Mush Ali of One
By Simon Gray – After more than 18 months of often-heated debate and a succession of drafts, frequently in contradiction with each other, in a process that sought to reconcile strongly-held opposing positions, European Union economic affairs and finance ministers
By Caroline Chan, Ogier – With 40 years’ experience, Guernsey has developed into a leading jurisdiction for the establishment of investment funds. For example, Guernsey remains the leader in non-UK listings on the London Stock Exchange, in terms of the
European investors have continued as active participants in US-listed equity options markets with directional and volatility strategies seeing significant growth in 2013. According to research from TABB Group – “European Trading of US Listed Options 2014: Shifting Demand in a
By Volaw Trust & Corporate Services Limited – The island of Jersey has been a key player in the international investment funds market for over forty years and has continually adapted its regulatory regime to facilitate the establishment and administration
Stockholm-based CTA specialist RPM Risk & Portfolio Management has launched a new fund with a focus on smaller “evolving” CTAs. The new fund, the RPM Evolving CTA Fund, will invest in a portfolio of CTA managers across three strategic groups
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, continued to capitalise on opportunities across most global markets in February as equities, credit and commodities markets rallied. The Index was up 1.38%, with eight out
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent order requiring defendants Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC (BRM), of Barrington, Ill, and its principals, John M Marshall and Stephen Z Adams, Brookshire Raw Materials Group, Inc
By Marianne Scordel – Summer in London brings with it a whole new wave of would be hedge fund managers, who have either left their employers as part of a pre-bonus cost-cutting exercise, or are planning to do so once
