Hedge funds enjoyed their strongest demand in nine months in August as investors brushed off a global equities sell-off, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator. Data drawn from more than 5,000 hedge funds in the BarclayHedge database estimated that
IMS Consulting, a UK-based independent financial services regulation and compliance consultancy, has launched a new verification service to help hedge funds understand and meet the Hedge F
Singapore Exchange says derivatives and commodities trading grew in July from a year earlier, while securities turnover was lower year-on-year though it was up from June. Securities turnover fell nine per cent year-on-year to SGD26.5bn. Securities daily average value was
Newedge USA has brokered and centrally cleared its first dealer-to-client interest rate swap transactions at the International Derivatives Clearinghouse, a derivatives clearing organisation owned by the International Derivatives Clearing Group and regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has entered a judgment against Defendant Alfred Clay Ludlum, III in the matter captioned Securities and Exchange Commission v. Alfred Clay Ludlum, III, et al., Civil Action No.10-cv-7379 (E.D.
A US district court judge has granted a motion brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission for summary judgment against the main perpetrator of the multi-million-dollar Lancer hedge
China has emerged as one of the world’s top ten countries tackling climate change, according to the third annual review of the HSBC Climate Change Index. Boosted by private sector climate-related investment, which has grown 30-fold since 2004, coupled with
Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, delivered a forceful call for confidence in the UK post-Brexit at an event to mark the arrival in London of one of America’s largest accountancy and advisory firms. Littlewood welcomed
Andre Flotron, a former precious metals trader for UBS AG, is to pay a USD100,000 civil monetary penalty for spoofing and engaging in a deceptive or manipulative scheme through his spoofing in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and
TerraNua, a provider of investment compliance solutions, has launched a new version of MyComplianceOffice for hedge fund and private equity firms. The new version features the Compliance Program Wizard, a module that allows firms to build their compliance programme
