Jersey Finance has embarked on a ramped-up programme of activity in Asia this autumn, including launching an inaugural series of Roadshow events in key markets across the Far and Middle East. The tailored series of breakfast and lunchtime events will
Common Sense Investment Management has launched a new business line, Liquid Strategies, to complement the firm’s existing hedge fund business. Led by a team of industry veterans, Liquid Strategies will invest in managed futures managers using a combination of non-finance
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD27m in remaining restitution and permanent injunctions in consent orders that settle its fraud charges against Mart
New insurance provider Apsley Specialty has teamed up with PartnerRe to launch a specialist underwriting service to the hedge fund sector to deal with the new AIFMD requirements. The agreement, which has a long term potential, was signed between the
V2 Capital, a Securities and Exchange Commission-registered investment advisor, has launch the V2 Hedged Equity Fund, an open-ended single manager mutual fund using the V2 Hedged Equity Strategy. The fund began trading on 31 October 2014 with assets previously invested
International law firm Maples and Calder has appointed Michael Gagie to the role of managing partner of the firm's Singapore office and has promoted associate Jess Stock to of counsel. Gagie will relocate to Singapore when all necessary regulatory approvals
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an order against Christopher Smithers, Jack Smithers and Prosperity Consultants determining that all three are jointly and sever
As global banks deleverage and pursue a course of balance sheet strengthening, the opportunities to build exposure to bank debt have become numerous. Loan trading in 2013 rose to USD530bn. According to eVestment, floating rate bank debt was one of
Patrick Cole and his company, Global Strategic Marketing (GSM), are to pay over USD2.2m in a CFTC enforcement action over a multi-million dollar off-exchange foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme. A court order, issued 26 February 2014, imposes disgorgement of USD1,146,399
Global Derivatives Indices (GDI) has formed a strategic partnership with Tradition, the interdealer broking arm of Compagnie Financière Tradition, to use prices from Trad-X to calculate a new USD version of GDI’s Constant Maturity Index (CMI). This will underpin the
