The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has announced it will support all central counterparty solutions for credit default swaps in a non-discriminatory manner with its Trade I
GSO Capital Partners, Blackstone Group’s USD25bn billion credit hedge fund management business, has revealed that it is planning to close its Asia investment desk just a few months after e
Sizable asset management transactions, which were largely absent in 2008, are likely to reappear in 2009, according to Jefferies Putnam Lovell, the investment banking group of Jefferies
Scoach, the structured products joint venture between Switzerland’s SIX Group and Deutsche Börse, generated a turnover of EUR64.6bn at its trading venues in Frankfurt and Zurich in
By Ras Sipko, Chief Operating Officer of Koger – Regardless of the differences in their intent and emphasis, both the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impose considerable demands on fund managers
Xtrakter says 2008 total fixed income new issuance was valued at USD3.4trn, representing a 15.2 per cent (USD453bn) rise on 2007 figures.
The one known unknown facing managers amidst increased regulation is the rising cost of doing business. But it’s not just managers facing cost pressures. Service providers are too, especially fund administrators who serve as gatekeepers to data managers and need
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up approximately 0.30 per cent in December, based on 74 per cent of assets reporting.
By Geoff Ruddick, IMS Fund Services – Independence – Independence is the ‘Holy Grail’ of effective corporate governance. If a director is not independent, conflicts of interest will inevitably arise and interfere with the director’s ability to act in the
The market rebound since end of December fuelled hedge fund strategies most exposed to risk assets such as L/S Equity and Special Situations, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset research team. Lyxor writes that this is
