By Phil Griffiths – JP Fund Services was launched in 2007 as the first company in the JP Fund Group and is focused on assisting investment managers to create their own funds. We identified a niche in a market where
Brevan Howard, Europe’s largest hedge fund, will open a research office in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm already has offices in Europe, the US and Asia. The Latin America office will be headed by Mário Mesquita, formerly a Deputy Governor
Fitch Ratings has updated its Investment Manager and Alternative Funds Criteria report, which applies to the ratings of traditional investment managers, alternative investment managers, business development companies and alternative funds. The updated criteria report replaces the existing report of the
FUND LEGISLATION Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Law 1947. Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998. NUMBER OF FUNDS Overall 1,370 Collective Investment Funds 1,139 Expert Funds 401 Specialist funds 957 Private equity/venture capital 273 Property
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Global Prime Partners (GPP) has been appointed as prime broker to IPGL, the private investment firm founded by ICAP chief executive Michael Spencer in 1986. GPP will provide a full range of prime brokerage services to IPGL including trade execution,
The over-the-counter commodity derivatives market has been shrinking since June 2008, falling by 78 per cent in terms of notional outstandings, a report by Celent says. Exchange-traded derivatives declined in 2007, but have grown 123 per cent since then. The
A year after the introduction of the Qualifying Investor Fund regime opened new vistas for Guernsey’s hedge fund business, administrators across the
The prime brokerage market in Canada has enjoyed dramatic growth in response to the influx of hedge funds that have started up over the past few yea
FUND LEGISLATION The Financial Services legislation in Gibraltar effectively divides the funds available in Gibraltar into four categories: Private Funds – Companies Act, Limited Partnerships Act; Experienced Investor Funds – Financial Services (Experienced Investor Fund) Regulations 2005; Non-UCITS
