The board of GlobeOp Financial Services SA (GlobeOp) has confirmed speculation that the fund administrator is in discussions with private equity firms Advent International Corporation and TPG Capital about a possible offer for the company. GlobeOp’s Board stated that it
A new paper published by ICMA’s European Repo Council (ERC) is calling for more detailed understanding of the precise impact of collateral haircuts in the repo market. The paper: ‘Haircuts and initial margins in the repo market’, written by Richard
The most likely path for unwinding global imbalances over the medium term is through appreciation of EM currencies versus G10 currencies, says Jerome Booth, Head of Research, and Jan Dehn, Strategist at Ashmore Investment Management… The world in 2012 will
Investors must change their approach to hedge funds amid structural headwinds facing the industry, according to a new research paper by Willis Towers Watson. In its paper, ‘The New Way’, Willis Towers Watson argues that the competitive advantage delivered by
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.55% in December. "December closes the year on a positive note with net inflows of 1.55 percent, driven primarily by healthy subscriptions," said Hans Hufschmid (pictured), chief executive
With markets worldwide suffering from the impact of the credit crunch over the past year and amid a drop in overall fund investment in Spain, stemming from market conditions but also tax changes, h
Historically the third-party fund administration industry in Spain has been relatively small, but the development of the country’s hedge fund and fund of hedge funds sector over the past two years
The emergence of a home-grown alternative investment industry has been gradual over the two years since the introduction of Spain’s new regulatory regime for hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, b
Steven M. Etkind and Roger D.
Market volatility, the credit crisis and increased demands of investors and regulators are combining to make hedge fund managers think about putting in place more formalised risk managemen
