The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on guidelines on key concepts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The Directive provides the legal framework for both alternative investment funds (AIFs) and their managers (AIFMs).
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in June as trade tensions increased around fluid tariff negotiations and proposals, while the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates and M&A activity remained strong. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) declined -0.46 per
US investment bank, Morgan Stanley, has appointed Kevin O’Reilly to run its China commodities at the turn of the year, reported Bloomberg this week.
A KPMG International survey of more than 70 alternative investment fund managers reveals that nearly half have not taken any concrete steps to analyse the impact the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) will have on their businesses, or to
UK bank, Standard Chartered, with its strong focus on emerging markets, has made a strategic move in Malaysia that will allow it to offer Shariah-compliant derivatives c
Jupiter has launched Jupiter Merlin Real Return, a UK domiciled unit trust managed by Jupiter’s Independent Funds team. The fund, a UK-domiciled NURS version of the Jupiter Merlin Real Return Portfolio (SICAV), is an actively managed multi-manager portfolio that aims
Abraham Merchant and Kenneth Kuhn, managing directors of Global Capital Investments, have launched the Iraq Fund. The fund will invest primarily in listed equities of the Iraq Stock Exchange and up to 20 per cent of its assets in private,
Man Group has confirmed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the change of its regulatory status from being a Full Scope Group to a Limited Licence Group. As mentioned at Man’s 2012 results presentation, the group held a capital
Stenham Asset Management says Stenham Global Resources was ranked number eight in the Top 10 Performing Fund of Hedge Funds category for October 2010 by BarclayHedge. Stenham Global Resources, a fund of hedge fund, focuses on commodity related sectors such
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has become a clearing member of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). By joining this new CCP for OTC derivatives, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking and its clients will thus be able
