This week’s spotlight is on Frankfurt-based Tungsten Capital Management and their market neutral absolute return PRO ART ERV Fund.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on proposed guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers. ESMA’s future guidelines will apply to managers managing alternative investment funds including hedge funds, private equity funds and real
NYSE Euronext (NYX) and the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote a bilateral partnership to support the development of the exchanges futures and options markets. The agreement was designed to explore opportunities
Crystal Financial Institutions, a division of Alliant Insurance Services has launched a new cyber solution specially tailored to hedge funds that addresses numerous aspects of cyber risk management, including security management, insurance, crisis management and legal support. Cyber Risk 360°
The removal of limits on foreign investments for Canadian institutions is expected to result in the transformation of Canada’s fixed income markets. More than 40% of Canadian institutional i
Phaunos Timber Fund has reached agreement by mutual consent to terminate its investment management agreement with FourWinds Capital Management with immediate effect. The company has established a new subsidiary, Phaunos Boston, through which it intends to manage its assets.
August results show that global hedge funds, using Hedge Fund Research’s HFRX UCITS III-compliant index, made modest gains of +0.17 per cent, bringing them to +0.18 per cent YTD.
The UK’s Takeover Panel is organising two seminars concerning the new Disclosure Rules on Dealings in Derivatives and Options. The seminars are being held in the in
The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska this week entered a consent order of permanent injunction settling the CFTC’s charges against Commercial Hedge Services, Inc (
KPMG has appointed James Dimech DeBono as an associate partner in its financial risk management practice. DeBono will be responsible for setting up a team to focus on supporting investment managers, funds and other financial institutions in the preparation of
