By Dr Stephanie Micallef (pictured), Ganado & Associates, Advocates – Malta has become an attractive jurisdiction for funds, due in part, to the flexible regime for professional investor funds (“PIFs”). Under this regime, private equity funds are structured as PIFs.
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, was down one per cent in October, bringing year-to-date performance to +4.4 per cent. Lyxor says it was a difficult start to the final quarter
By Adam de Domenico (pictured) – There are many reasons why managers might decide to come to Malta; its favourable tax regime, climate, inexpensive costs and more. In the last few years there’s been a good push from both managers
Tranen Capital Alternative Investment Fund has listed class A shares on the Irish Stock Exchange. The fund, a life markets fund that trades life insurance policies in the secondary market, is catering to investors seeking both asset diversification and non-correlated
The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April, 2012 measured 0.51%. Year-to-date (YTD) the index is up 3.66% and over the last twelve months has recorded positive performance of 1.22%. “The GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index
Assets under management in Swiss investment funds reached CHF699bn in August, an increase of CHF4.8bn month-on-month, according to the Swiss Funds Association. At the end of August 2012, the total volume of assets in the investment funds covered by the
BNP Paribas Securities Services has won the mandate to provide global custody services in the UK for Brevan Howard Asset Management, Europe’s largest hedge fund manager. BNP Paribas was chosen for its global and local custody capabilities and its reputation
Joe Seet (pictured), senior partner at Sigma Partnership, comments on the proposed restrictions on hedge fund managers’ pay in the latest draft of the EU’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers. Any inclusion in the AIFM directive to restrict hedge
Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent alternative fund administration company, has been selected as the exclusive third-party administrator for Flintlock Capital Asset Management, a discretionary global commodities manager set to launch in early 2010. "We look to differentiate our fund by being
As an independent division of Pictet Group, Pictet Alternative Investments benefits from the stability of the parent company, which last year collected USD15bn in net new assets. More than USD1bn went to PAI, which manages a total of around USD12.3bn
