Madeleine Cordes, vice-president at Walkers Corporate Services in the Cayman Islands, outlines the steps Cayman funds should be taking to ensure ef

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Clearstream Banking and Euroclear Bank are expanding the scope of the European Pre-Issuance Messaging system to support the growing euro

The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Task Force on Credit Rating Agencies has published the results of its work reviewing credit rating agency implementation of its

Asian alternative investment manager Pacific Alliance Group has agreed to invest up to JPY4.5bn (USD46m) in convertible bonds issued by real estate investment manager Secured Capital Ja

Kuwait-based investment manager and brokerage firm Global Investment House has announced the new organisation structure that was approved by the board of directors as part of the compan

Qualified investment guidelines and swap counterparty structures contained in recent catastrophe bond transactions are positive changes from a credit perspective, according to Fitch Rat

International property developers are using the London-based International Development Registry (IDR) to reinforce their property and land proposition to investors, distributors and end-users.

The uncertain economic climate will place a greater value on larger, more stable hedge funds in 2009, according to the hedge fund group at Global Investment House.

Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish down 0.45 per cent in February.

Investment law firm Lussan, an affiliate of the hedge fund consultancy group Laven Partners, has continued its expansion with the opening of a representative office in Luxembourg.<