By Simon Gray – Corporate governance has been at the centre of discussions worldwide about the future of alternative fund management and regulation, and nowhere more than in the Cayman Islands. Over the past few months the jurisdiction has attracted
ConvergEx Group has changed the name of NorthPoint Trading Partners to ConvergEx Prime Services, effective 30 November. “Since joining ConvergEx in 2009, our organisation has expanded and changed in tremendous ways. The synergies that have been created have made us
Topturn Capital, a boutique investment management firm, is teaming up with professional surfer Joe Curren in a bid to take advantage of the SEC's ratification of the JOBS Act and new marketing opportunities it presents. "The SECs recent ratification of the Jobs
By Rohan Small – Recent developments are likely to be seen in retrospect as a turning point for fund governance in the Cayman Islands, because they dramatically demonstrate the risks involved where directors fail to carry out their duties properly
For the year up to 31/10/2011, all Salus Alpha Funds clearly outperformed global equity markets in a difficult environment. The Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage had a performance of +4.84% for the year to date until , while the US S&P
October trading volume in VIX futures totalled 4.19 million contracts, a 72 per cent increase from October 2012 and a 42 per cent increase from the previous month, according to figures released by the CBOE Futures Exchange. October was the
In a guest speech prior to introducing a series of panel discussions in the morning session of day 2 at Gaim International, Robert Jenkins (pictured), external member of the financial policy committee, Bank of England, offered three personal observations from
CBOE Holdings has reported third quarter 2013 net income allocated to common stockholders of USD41.0m, or USD0.47 per diluted share, compared with USD45.2m, or USD0.52 per diluted share, in Q3 2012. On an adjusted basis, net income allocated to common
By Paul Harris –A new regulatory regime to address corporate governance and the way directors fulfil their fiduciary duties in the Cayman Islands is reported to be under consideration by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. This follows recent discussions in
One of the unique features at Gaim 2012 was the opportunity for a variety of fund managers to deliver rapid-fire presentations to a panel of judges comprised of seasoned investors. The runner-up this year was Ozarslan Tangun (pictured) of AccessTurkey
