Hedge Funds Liberalisation Starts to Bear Fruit
When Germany liberalised its rules governing hedge funds and taxation of their income at the beginning of 2004 the initiative was hailed in some quarters as a new dawn for the sector.
When Germany liberalised its rules governing hedge funds and taxation of their income at the beginning of 2004 the initiative was hailed in some quarters as a new dawn for the sector.
Phoenix Fund Services’ UK funds business has grown more than 60 per cent in 2012 and now administers total funds under management of GBP850m. Anthony Wolfe, business development director, says: “Phoenix is delighted that its UK funds business has grown
Assets under management of the UK fund management industry increased for the third year running in 2005 to USD 3,450 billion.
The Isle of Man Treasury has published details the comments received to its proposals on capping corporate tax liabilities.
The focus on industry best practices within the hedge fund industry, driven largely by regulation, has meant that today’s manager has to focus on the compliance function more than ever. Industry regulators, and indeed institutional investors who now dominate the

The UCM Partners MIDAS Fund opened 2013 with a significant new investment from the Lauder Family Office, bringing assets under management above USD90m for the open-ended fund, which invests in residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and in other asset-backed securities.
ABN AMRO Asset Management has launched the Japan Equity Long/Short Fund, a single strategy hedge fund.
Tim Haywood & Paul McNamara believe the continuing focus on absolute returns coupled with a greater volatility of returns will work in favour of their Absolute Return Bond Fund. Tim Haywood, Chief Investment Officer, Julius Baer Investments Limited, joined the
Krusen Capital Management has formed a partnership with Meeschaert Group to provide clients with alternatives advisory services, manager and strategy due diligence, and access to a platform of alternative investment solutions. Krusen will be responsible for identifying actionable opportunities, analysing
The latest enhancements to the Advent Global Hedge Fund Solution leverage an array of technical innovations, says Robert O’Boyle of Advent Software, Inc.