Investor restrictions Irish Funds are not required to have a minimum number of investors, however, on the whole, Irish regulated tax transparent funds must, depending on the category of fund, and the specific wording of the legislation, be offered directly

In June the stock market ended the semester with a limited but positive return on the S&P 500 index, up 0.20 per cent, a reasonable figure after three months of significant growth a

The international derivatives exchange Eurex has expanded its product range to include the agricultural derivatives asset class.

Saemor Capital has reported a strong start to 2014 for its Europe Alpha Fund with a return of 2.8 per cent in January, despite the volatility caused by a sell-off in emerging markets. The fund was up 5.9 per cent

Academic research from Professor Ian Marsh and Norman Niemer of Cass Business School, London, finds no strong evidence that the emergency short selling restrictions imposed in various m

The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe, was flat in June.

Institutions across Europe are gearing up for a major move into electronic equity trading that will include a significant push into execution optio

Franklin Templeton Investments has launched a commodities fund to be managed by Pelagos Capital Management, an alternative investments specialist acquired by Franklin Resources in 2013. The Franklin Pelagos Commodities Strategy Fund is a liquid commodities fund available to US investors.

The Irish Funds Industry Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Chinese counterparts, the Securities Association of China.