CFTC and SEC to co-ordinate review of new derivative products
Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting chairman Walter L.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting chairman Walter L.

Two Managing Directors of Commodities Markets are exiting Société Générale to launch BELACO Capital, a multi-commodity discretionary hedge fund that will be managed from Paris. Dr Frédéric Lasserre is well-known for building and heading the SG commodity research & strategy
Financial advisory firm Lionhart Advisors Group has announced plans to launch the Lionhart Talon Private Equity Fund, a hybrid private equity master-feeder structure domiciled in the Cayma
One of the fastest-growing areas of the Maitland group is its fund administration division, and in particular its alternative fund services business.
The UK government has announced details of a rescue package for the banking system, making extra capital available to eight of the UK’s largest ban

The second part of a report released by Deutsche Bank in September 2014 reveals that investor allocations to US alternative mutual funds currently stand at 24 per cent; up from last year’s figure of 13 per cent. The report, entitled
Orso Capital Management plans to launch the Quadrant Plus Partners Strategy, an equity hedge fund that seeks long-term growth. Andrew Lydon, who founded the fund in March 2013 and is chief executive officer and chief investment officer, has 11 years

Developing trends – Recent SEC investigations into hedge funds, investment advisers, officers, directors, and political intelligence firms have been indicative of two separate trends that are currently shaping SEC enforcement decisions. One, under the leadership of Chair Mary Jo White,

A global survey of hedge fund managers reveals that they are making significant investments in their firms' infrastructure to comply with new regulatory requirements. According to The Cost of Compliance , a new report produced by KPMG International, the Alternative

“Being able to wrap an alternative trading strategy into a ’40 Act fund structure is going to open up hedge funds to a far wider audience,” comments Martin Sreba (pictured), Senior Director, Global Solutions Management & Sales at Advent Software.