Proposed short selling disclosure regulations announced by the European Commission are too stringent and threaten market efficiency, according to the International Securities Lending Association. Isla supports transparency measures that create disclosure symmetries with long positions, including private disclosure to regulators

Citi’s global transaction services unit has launched a suite of regulatory administration and compliance support services for hedge funds, private equity funds and their SEC registered investment advisers.  Citi provides similar services to traditional mutual funds and investment advisers.  

Jersey intends to overhaul the legal framework for funds functionaries by bringing them within the scope of the Financial Services Jersey Law. This initiative, whic

Key extracts from a speech by John Tiner, Chief Executive,FSA at the Annual Asset Management Conference, London,19 September 2005.

UK’s Financial Services Authority is putting together a hedge fund supervision team that will be operational by 31 October under Andr

Simmons & Simmons outlines the changes to the disclosure regime in Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code affecting third party investors and investment managers. Rule 8 of

The UK’s FSA this week published a Discussion Paper which examines the need for greater pre- or post-trade price information in the secondary bond markets. The pap

Alternative Decisions has launched a legal alerts service for the alternative investment industry using Linex Systems technology. The new service publishes reports from lawyers on issues affecting the alternative investment industry. The service aggregates and filters legal papers/advice as they

Dr. Stephen Dolbear outlines the strategy and investment philosophy that underpins the F&C Amethyst Fund, an equity volatility trading fund The fund was launched on 15 January 2003. It had EUR 300m in AUM as of 30 June 2005 and