Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Gary Gensler and Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro have formed a joint committee that will address emerging regulatory issues. The establishment of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues was one
Nick Terras has moved from SJ Berwin to join law firm McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP in its rapidly growing Structured Finance and Hedge Funds Gr
The Alternative Investment Management Association has welcomed the call by G20 finance officials for a consistent and coordinated approach to the oversight of hedge funds. Todd Groome (pictured), chairman of Aima, says this is important for a global industry and
KH Directors has launched a new service to introduce experienced independent directors to offshore hedge funds. The directors available are qualified lawyers and accountants currently on the boards of funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands and in the British Virgin
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released regulatory guidance to assist with compliance with new legal requirements under the Corporations Act 2001 and Corporations Regulations 2001 in relation to short selling. ASIC’s guidance is contained in a revised version
ACA Compliance Group’s Head of Prudential Practice, Michael Chambers, comments on the agreement struck last week by the EU for new prudential rules for investment firms across Europe… New agreement heralds tighter controls for financial firms operating in the EU Having
Nascendo Property Partners is a launching a Western Balkans Property Fund providing investors with a wide range of diversified country and
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made new market integrity rules for suspicious activity reporting and short sale tagging requirements which will apply for the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Chi-X markets. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has
Offshore law firm Walkers says it has seen burgeoning growth in its insolvency and corporate recovery practice, especially in Asia. To provide more resources to Asian-based clients, Walkers has appointed Guy Locke (pictured), global head of Walkers’ insolvency and corporate
Global offshore law firm Walkers’ London office has doubled in size in the past year, due to an increase in work from the British Virgin
