By the Malta Financial Services Authority – Investment services regulation: The Investment Services Act provides for the authorisation of investment services licence holders and collective investment schemes operating in or from Malta. When considering whether to grant or refuse a
The Newedge Macro Trading Index (Quantitative), which represents quantitative macro strategies, rose 2.31% in September, marking the index’s best month since July 2012. In addition, the top YTD performer through September remains the Newedge Commodity Trading Index (Equity), which has
By Caroline Chan – By all indications, Guernsey remains an attractive centre for the domicile and servicing of investment funds. According to the latest statistics from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, over the quarter ending March 31, the net asset
Millennium Trust Company is to be a recommended custodian for investors and offering groups using the FNEX.com Private Securities Marketplace. Investors on the FNEX platform have the ability to source, review and invest in a variety of alternative investments and
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved trading for the US market in four Eurex futures products offering exposure to the SLI Swiss Leader Index, the Swiss Market Index Midca
Hedge funds took in an estimated USD3.6 billion in November, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research, a welcome reversal after redemptions surged to USD9 billion in October and hit USD2.59 billion in September. Industry assets increased to USD1.71 trillion
Swiss-based systematic trading firm, Da Vinci Invest AG, is preparing to launch a new Cayman fund based on a proprietary strategy it’s been running since 2009, Hedgeweek can exclusively reveal. Speaking with the firm’s co-founder and CEO, Hendrik Klein (pictured)
Whitebox Selected Research – the new research curation portal launched by the Minnesota-based hedge fund Whitebox Advisors – is sponsoring a new contest for research papers published in 2011 that have made an outstanding contribution to the art and science
Figures issued this week show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey fell by GBP3.4 billion (1.2%) during the third quarter of 2011. This decrease follows eight consecutive quarters of growth and takes the net asset value of
Custom House Global Fund Services has launched Custom House Gateway, a web portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed for US alternative investment managers. “The US hedge fund industry is growing fast globally,
