The majority of members of the London-based Alternative Investment Management Association are opposed to the suggested additional registration of hedge fund advisers (or man
Guernsey’s Chief Minister Lyndon Trott has been reinforcing the island’s position as a leader in tax transparency during meetings with officials in Washington. The Chief Minister last week met with Michael Mundaca, assistant secretary of the US Treasury Department, to
This article by New York-based law firm Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP clarifies the SEC’s position with regard to unsolicited requests for informatio
The SEC this week voted to propose a new Rule 22c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 in an attempt to curb market timing by hedge funds. <
The theme of digitalisation took centre stage at the annual Meet the Regulator Forum held by the BVI’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (‘FSC’) this July. During the forum, Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Services of FSC, Jennifer Potter-Questelles emphasised the importance
By Paul Waldron (pictured), Harneys BVI – The BVI approved manager product, first introduced in 2012, continues to be a popular choice with start-up and emerging managers all over the world. It was introduced as an alternative to the full
On 28 November 2003 the German Parliament finally adopted a revised version of the new Investment Act 2003 (the "Investment Act") and the Investment Tax Act 2003 (
By Christopher Simpson & Kerry Anderson – News outlets, including The Guardian and CNBC, were reporting and market watchers were opining in early 2019 that a slowing world economy forebodes a major global economic shift – possibly another recession. By mid-August,
Federated Investors Inc., one of the largest US mutual fund firms with USD 202 billion in assets, has named two hedge fund firms which engaged in marketing timing practi
The UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has charged Anjam Ahmad, an ex-hedge fund trader who worked with AKO Capital until last September, with one count of conspiracy to commit insider dealing. The offence relates to trading in 22 different shares
