Singapore government bonds (SGS bonds) can be traded on Singapore Exchange (SGX) from 8 July 2011. This initiative is expected to improve price transparency and liquidity in SGS bonds, and provide investors with a safe investment alternative that can give
JP Morgan has been selected by investment management firm Palmer Square Capital Management, a manager of hedge fund-of-funds partnerships and customised alternative investments, to provide Prime Custody Solutions for the recently launched Palmer Square Absolute Return Fund, the firm’s first open-ended
Cordium, a provider of compliance consulting, accounting, tax and software to the financial services industry, has launched a Strategic Regulatory Response Plan for clients. The new service was designed in collaboration with the founders of Strategic Enforcement Advisors (SEA) as
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising in certain securities offerings. Under the proposed rules, which are mandated by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, companies would be permitted
Commissioners at the Securities and Exchange Commission have voted four to one to begin the 30 day public comment process on the Jobs Act. This was a major step by the SEC to eliminate the ban on general solicitation and
Michael E Ducey has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, LLC, and to the Board’s Audit and Conflicts Committees, effective immediately. Ducey’s appointment will bring the number of independent directors on Apollo’s Board to four
Agecroft Partners is seeing widespread demand from institutional investors for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), which is a dramatic change from the historical reluctance of many institutional investors and their consultants to allocate to this strategy. Over the past 10 years,
The Luxembourg Finance Ministry has submitted a draft bill transposing the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive to the Luxembourg Parliament. “ALFI strongly believes that the AIFMD presents a welcome opportunity for Europe to create a brand in the alternative
TABB Group has promoted Matt Simon to principal, head of futures research for the capital markets research and consulting firm’s expanding Research Alliance Derivatives practice. The promotion will be formally announced today at the firm’s second annual derivatives conference, Derivatives
People moves are the initial focus of this week’s Asia blog, in what has been a fairly quiet seven days for Asia’s hedge fund industry. Starting with prime brokerage, it was reported by AsianInvestor that the Royal Bank of Scotland
