Investor capital continued to pour into the Asian hedge fund industry in late 2013 and early 2014, with record inflows and performance driving total investor capital to surpass the record level set in 2007, prior to the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Gibraltar has become a full signatory to the Multinational Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSC). Nicola Smith, managing director of hedge fund administrator Helvetic, says: “This is a significant move as it bolsters Gibraltar
SEI’s Holly Miller (pictured) and Ross Ellis explain the core tenets of establishing a successful middle office… A survey published by Deutsche Bank in September 2014, entitled From Alternatives to Mainstream Part Two, found that the US alternative mutual fund
GAM, the active investment manager, has announced that GAM Multi-Systematic Trading is now available as a public fund.
Managed futures gained 0.16% in August according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index remains down 0.51%. “Increasing volatility across global markets provided profitable opportunities for most of the major sectors,” says Sol Waksman (pictured),
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an extension to no-action letter 13-86 which provided time-limited relief relating to certain CDS clearing-related swaps. This no-action letter provides the following relief (in each case subject to certain specified conditions):
China’s burgeoning hedge fund industry has the potential to rival that of the US and become one of the world’s largest, according to the regional head of the CFA Institute. AAM reports that Paul Smith, managing director of CFA Institute’s
OakRun Capital, a boutique investment management firm, has expanded its product offering in Asia and added key staff in the region.
Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), the private equity arm of Alliance Trust PLC, has appointed Layla Fear as Investment Manager. Fear wil
Securities attorney Howard Groedel of Ulmer & Berne LLP, comments on the CFTC’s easing of hedge fund advertising restrictions… The recent harmonisation of CFTC and SEC rules permitting general solicitation and advertising, while a sensible step, is unlikely to herald
