By Brian McDermott (pictured) & Nessa Joyce – Ireland took a significant step closer to paving the way for the establishment of the Irish collective asset-management vehicle (the ICAV) with the publication of the ICAV Bill on 29 July this year,
Two former Rabobank traders, Chin Pu Ma and Chien Wang have just launched an Asia-focused opportunistic equity l/s hedge fund on
“We’re seeing more interest than we did in the past. PERE managers are looking for expertise from their service partners under the AIFMD. In the past they would have gravitated towards other jurisdictions. More service providers are now comfortable with
On 3 October 2014, Clearstream, a Luxembourg-headquartered international central securities depositary, successfully completed the acquisition of Citco Global Securities Services Limited (CGSS). With the integration of around 300 Citco employees, the Cork-based office is now Clearstream’s largest operational hub for
The SEC announced that, on 30 September, 2011, the Honourable Jed S Rakoff, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entered a Final Judgment on Consent as to Steven Fortuna in the
Quintillion Limited is a European-based affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, a global alternative administrator with assets under administration of USD117bn, with Europe’s AuA totalling approximately USD19bn. Over the last two years, Quintillion focused on making structural changes to the
It is highly anticipated that Ireland will have a new corporate vehicle for Irish funds in place by the end of 2014: the Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicle or ICAV. Its imminent introduction will provide managers with an alternative to the
Investor redemptions from hedge funds in October outpaced new allocations for the second consecutive month resulting in a slight net outflow of USD2.9 billion (only 0.10% of AUM), according to eVestment. The industry has not had two consecutive months of
Cosmos Technologies, the product division of Indus Valley Partners, has added Cosmos Price Master, to its middle office technology offering for the alternative investment industry. Pricing a hedge fund portfolio often poses serious challenges to many hedge funds. Reliance on
Irving H Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), is seeking approval of a recovery agreement with Senator Fund SPC, a Cayman Islands incorporated investment fund invested exclusively with
