The Financial Services Authority has followed through on its announcement earlier this month that it would not renew its ban on the short selling of UK financial sector stocks, which was i
North American limited partners remain attracted to real assets, European markets offer huge opportunities to well-capitalised investors and Asia is becoming an important source of limi
The hedge fund industry posted a record estimated outflow of USD148.5bn in December, easily surpassing the previous record estimated at USD54.2bn in October, according to TrimTabs Inves
By Susan Lock, Campbells – The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is extremely broad in scope. It applies to entities performing risk or portfolio management from within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) for both non-EEA or EEA Alternative Investment
F&C says its Zircon Fund returned 19.07 per cent with an annualised daily volatility of 10.26 per cent in its first year.
Matrix Money Management has announced the launch of two fund of hedge funds in February, with a 1 March investment date, to be managed by the firm’s in-house fund of hedge funds team he
Although the AIFM Directive is uniform EU-wide regulation each member state is likely to adjust its national private placement regime rules idiosyncratically. For managers of non-EU funds, therefore, it’s important that they are clear on the rules if they intend
Man Group, reckoned to be the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, saw its share price slide by nearly 7 per cent on Wednesday after it revealed in a trading update that assets under
Arch Financial Products, a financial services company, has announced inflows of GDP40m into the recently launched CF Arch cru Finance Fund.
By Colin MacKay, Ogier Fund Services – At its recent annual general meeting, the Cayman Islands Directors Association reported that new member applications in 2013 grew by over 15 per cent; further evidence, if it were needed, that the provision
