Asset management, private equity and hedge fund executives expect growth over the next year to come from smaller Asian economies such as Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, according to a study commissioned by RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is to launch 11 new equity options on leading German companies on 21 February 2011. The options will be on Allianz, BASF, Bayer, Commerzbank, Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, EON, RWE, SAP and Siemens, and
International derivatives exchange Eurex will be launching new dividend futures on 24 February based on the dividends of thirteen UK equities: Anglo American, AstraZeneca, Barclays, BHP Billiton, BP, BT Group, Diageo, GlaxoSmithkline, HSBC Holdings, Rio Tinto, Royal Dutch Shell, Tesco
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent order that permanently bars defendant InterForex, Inc, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, from soliciting or accepting orders to trade foreign currency (forex) from US customers who are
A study released by Deutsche Bank’s Hedge Fund Capital Group this week has revealed that investors expect north of USD185billion to flow into UCITS III absolute return funds over the n
Having first reported last month that Sabre Fund Management was close to launching its inaugural newcits – the Sabre All Weather Fund – last week saw it officially go live. It’s been a long process, the firm first announcing its
Dechert has released the following update regarding the US Treasury Department’s recent proposed regulations and announcement relating to FATCA… On 8 February, the US Treasury Department released proposed regulations and a related ground breaking announcement relating to the recently enacted
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged David Michael Kogan and his company First Capital Futures Group, both of Sherman Oaks, California, with operating a fraudulent co
A Fund Processing Passport (FPP) Portal, set up by the European Funds and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) in June 2010 is beginning to garner support amongst fund managers.
Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered hedge fund, AQR Capital Management, has joined forces with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to roll out a UCITS III-compliant version of its successfu
