Eighty per cent of the 300 financial officers from large European companies taking part in Greenwich Associates 2012 European Trade Finance Study — and nine out of 10 from companies in the FT 500 — expect pricing on trade finance
By Commissioner Scott D O’Malia – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) has confirmed that our Division of Enforcement is investigating MF Global, Inc. (“MF Global”) for possible violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) and/or Commission regulations. I
International legal practice Norton Rose is to combine with US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski on 1 June 2013 to form Norton Rose Fulbright. Norton Rose Fulbright will have 3,800 lawyers and will be a top 10 global legal practice
As the FSA launches a two-part consultation to transpose the Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive (AIFMD) into UK law, Deloitte, the business advisory firm, says the policy positions taken will affect how the directive applies to investment trusts, hedge fund
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published for public consultation an initial integrated set of policy recommendations to strengthen oversight and regulation of the shadow banking system. The “shadow banking system” can broadly be described as “credit intermediation involving entities
Half (52 per cent) of industry bosses think that current regulation will have little or no impact on making the financial services world more stable and three quarters (73 per cent) suggest it will have little or no improvement to
JP Morgan has achieved a milestone in US tri-party repo market reform, completely eliminating more than a third of its intraday credit exposure related to the unwind of tri-party repos. JP Morgan has become the first tri-party agent to offer
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund advisory firm CR Intrinsic Investors LLC and its former portfolio manager along with a medical consultant for an expert network firm for their roles in a USD276 million insider
The majority (82 per cent) of fund managers feel that heavy regulation is the main issue facing the industry over the coming 12 months, according to research by KNEIP. The figures are based on the results of a recent
Apex Fund Services has expanded its private equity services following regulatory approval to open an office in Guernsey. Apex’s fund managers, particularly in the LATAM, Middle East and Asian emerging markets, continue to demonstrate their growing demand for private equity
