The Swiss Funds Association SFA (SFA) regards the latest position paper on distribution rules published by FINMA as a good approach. The SFA supports the measures aimed at improving the transparency of certain financial products at the point of sale
London-based absolute return investment manager RAB Capital has announced the appointment of Gary Pitts as chief compliance officer.
Trading in OTC derivatives has grown dramatically in the last few years and firms have faced a number of challenges in processing and settling these trades in a timely way.
The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for June 2012 measured 3.71%, up from 3.31% in May. “The June Forward Redemption Indicator is surprisingly low given that it is dominated by July redemptions, a traditionally large month for fund withdrawals,” says Hans
Arguably the biggest single boost to Guernsey’s private equity industry was the launch in June 2006 of KKR Private Equity Investors, which raised USD5bn from investors and obtained a listing on Eur
Short-term volatility remains likely, as policy makers in Europe – but also in the US – have a lot of fundamental problems to address. Markets remain sceptical that they will come up with the desired solutions and worry that politicians
Nara Capital, a specialist fund management company established last October in Geneva to manage a range of portfolios and customised mandates for institutional investors seeking exposure t
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has accepted the resignation of MF Global Singapore Pte Limited (MF Global) as a Member of Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT), Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC) and Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). This completes
Interest in the Middle East as a market for alternative investment products has never been greater.
Hedge fund marketing and advisory firm Dexion Capital has appointed Eric Pinn, previously chief executive and head of international sales at Olympia Capital Management, as head of sales an
