By Derek Adler – Despite the downturn in the international fund industry stemming from the recent financial crisis, all the indications are that the British Virgin Islands have weathered the storm as well as if not better than its main
By Ross Munro – Various recent cases have highlighted issues relating to the winding up of funds domiciled in the British Virgin Islands and the right or otherwise of investors to demand that control over the process be taken away
By Simon Gray – The outlook for the fund industry in the British Virgin Islands continues to brighten thanks to increasing investor confidence and reassurance that offshore funds are now unlikely to be shut out of European markets, as once
Walter Energy’s bid of CAD11.50 for Western Coal of Canada values the 23 per cent equity stake in Western Coal held by funds advised by Audley Capital Advisors at some CAD730m. Audley paid a CAD80m entry price approximately five years
Level E Capital’s flagship Maya Fund, which uses the latest scientific advances in artificial intelligence to create smart trading algorithms, has formally launched following testing and live trading since April. “Our aim is to take the latest advances in artificial
STOXX Limited has introduced the STOXX Global Index family, more than 1,200 indices covering the global equity markets. Effective Monday 21 February, a new index classification system will also be used to further define the different levels of index services
The M&A sector will continue to grow through next year creating an exceptional range of investment opportunities, says Paris-based hedge fund manager Bernheim Dreyfus. “We believe the recent rebound in mergers and acquisitions is rapidly gaining momentum and we’re forecasting
Legg Mason has announced the launch of the Legg Mason Permal Tactical Allocation Fund, a global multi-asset tactical allocation mutual fund managed by its fund-of-hedge-funds affiliate,
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.92 per cent in October and is up 8.02 per cent year-to-date. Nine out of ten strategies in the index posted positive performance in October as rising global equity, commodity and
