The funds industry in Ireland contributes EUR837 million annually in direct taxes to the country’s exchequer, with 16,000 people now directly employed in the funds sector across the country, according to a new report from Indecon. Indecon’s Economic Impact Assessment
The traditional lines of offshore jurisdictions, custody and fund administration continue to blur.
It should come as no surprise that Guernsey is so much in demand as a domicile for a broad range of alternative investment funds, including private
The IQ Hedge Global Macro Beta Index rose by 1.42 per cent in August, according to data from IndexIQ, a developer of index-based alternative investment solutions. The index is up by 6.01 per cent year-to-date. Index IQ’s other hedge fund
The Canadian capital markets have been extremely vibrant over the past few years, as global economic growth has led the international investment community to ‘discover’ the investment potential of Canada. In particular, our resource- and commodity- related equities have been
Guernsey’s fund industry began the year with more than £100bn in assets under management and administration.
Until recently international investors paid little attention to Canadian hedge fund managers, despite their impressive returns.
The size of the European repo market now stands at EUR 6,979bn, an increase of 25 per cent from EUR5,582bn in December 2009, according to a survey by the European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association. This figure
Is Dublin’s financial services industry in danger of losing its momentum? At first sight, it’s hard to credit. In the decade or so since the country emerged as a major international financial services centre, Ireland has gone from strength to
Hedge funds ended August in marginally negative territory as stocks lost ground and commodities slid on weak economic data, suggesting a slower pace of economic growth, a report by Lipper says. Hedge funds fell 0.20 per cent in August, according
