GlobeOp Financial Services has launched the GlobeOp NAV Transparency Report to help fund managers provide investors with greater visibility into the monthly calculation of a portfolio’s net asset value. The report independently confirms pricing sources, position reconciliations, fund assets and
George Osborne, the youngest Chancellor of the UK Exchequer in over a century, has had to produce a budget in some of the toughest times in recent years. Kinetic Partners outlines the key headlines from the budget, including an
The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved conditional exemptions that will allow the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to operate as a central counterparty for clearing credit defau
Teresa Owusu-Adjei, asset management tax leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, comments on the proposed bank levy, and on the Government’s proposals for consultation on issues impacting the competitiveness of the UK in the asset management sector. We are concerned that one of
The second Channel Islands International Business Summit will focus on Investment Strategies for Diversification and the Engines of Global Growth and cover some of the major issues which impact financial sector professionals, globally. Confirmed speakers include: Roger Bootle, City Economist;
Dr Oliver Plein (pictured), Head of Product Specialists – Equities at DWS Investments, takes a look at how today’s environment impacts equities… In 2011 the world economy will likely be driven by the timing and speed of monetary policy changes.
Credit Suisse and Dow Jones Indexes have signed an agreement covering the calculation, licensing, branding and marketing of the hedge fund indexes formerly known as the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Indexes. Under this agreement, the indexes will be branded Dow
Equity markets have had a torrid time of late, buffeted by the headwinds of slowing economic growth, and the ongoing worries about the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. However, amongst all the gloom there are still some bright spots, says Willem
RWC Partners’ Ajay Gambhir is set to launch the RWC Europe Absolute Alpha Fund, a Ucits III pan-European long/short equity fund. The new fund will launch at the end of July following the launch of Mike Corcell’s RWC US Absolute
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index lost 2.76 per cent in May, its lowest performance since November 2008. Nine out of ten strategies in the index posted negative returns in May as market volatility increased amid continued European sovereign risk
