Neville Bramwell (pictured), partner at Deloitte, comments on the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA’s) final guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ Directive (AIFMD)… ESMA’s final guidelines are likely increase cost and complexity for fund
The international derivatives markets of Eurex recorded an average daily trading volume of 11.8 million contracts in May 2009, a decrease of eight per cent from the previous year.
Boston Partners, part of investment company Robeco Group, has launched the Robeco Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund (BGLSX). The new fund has a similar investment process to the Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund (BPIRX/BPRRX) with a wider global opportunity
Institutional investors are bolstering their commitment to hedge funds, but expect greater transparency and solid risk management infrastructures from managers, according to an annual global study by SEI. The report, released in collaboration with Greenwich Associates and entitled “Institutional Hedge
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published six evaluation reports which recognise and commend Guernsey’s high standards of financial regulation, supervision and stability along with its robust criminal justice framework. The IMF’s last evaluation reports on Guernsey were published in
After enjoying impressive growth over the past four years, the Luxembourg private equity sector has had to confront a different market environment over the past 12 months.
In Luxembourg as elsewhere in the world, the private equity industry has suffered from the impact of the credit crunch, which has slashed bank funding for buyouts and forced private equity firms to
Markit has launched the Markit iBoxx USD Emerging Markets Sovereigns family of benchmark and tradable indices referencing US dollar-denominated emerging market debt. The index family has been introduced in response to increased investor interest in emerging market debt and complements
Financials continue to dominate credit default swap activity in US markets, with financial services, banks and insurance among the more actively traded sectors, according to b
US money market funds (MMFs) reduced their exposure to European financial institutions by 18 per cent in December 2013, while Euro and Sterling MMFs reduced their exposures by eight per cent and six per cent respectively, according to Moody's Investors
