Despite falling equity prices across Europe, there has been a sharp rise in the purchase of European blue chip American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) – securities issued by European companies and traded on US exchanges, says Chris Hanley, Regional Manager UK
Woodbine Associates has just completed a study for the Institute for Financial Markets that evaluates the impact of Dodd-Frank and Basel III on OTC derivative transactions and proposes cost minimising strategies for end users. In the wake of new
The Hedge Fund Working Group, established by 14 leading hedge fund managers based mainly in the UK, has published best practice standards for hedge fund managers following consultation wit
In the midst of determining what is the right strategy to implement during these troubled times, hedge fund managers are opting for plain vanilla strategies – but with a sprinkling of choc
The London Metal Exchange has approved Chicago and Detroit as points of good delivery for its steel billet contract. The new delivery points will be listed with effect from 16 November and the exchange intends to name storage facilities in
Jersey-based alternative investment manager Ermitage Group has announced that its specialist Resources Fund has benefited from ongoing attractive performance and increasing investor intere
The assets of funds serviced in Guernsey have decreased by GBP5.8bn (2.8 per cent) during the three months to the end of September, primarily due t
RAB Capital, the AIM-listed hedge fund manager that is currently grabbing the headlines as a near 7 per cent shareholder in stricken UK mortgage bank Northern Rock, expects to report the b
Eze Castle Integration, Boston-based provider of technology and IT services to hedge funds and investment firms, has launched the Eze Link service
New York state-based Atlas Capital Management has announced the establishment of a hedge fund advisory board and the appointment of the initial advisory board members, who will provide inv
