Long/short equity emerging market specialist Finisterre Capital this week announced the launch of a standalone UCITS-compliant fund in response to client demand stemming from Solvency II requirements. The UCITS-compliant Finisterre Emerging Market Debt Fund launched with USD55m of seed capital
Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm to the financial services industry, has made its first foray into Asia with the announcement of a new office in Hong Kong
Ireland has ushered in its first Malaysian-managed fund platform this week.
Glendevon King Asset Management, the independent fixed income boutique based in London, Guernsey and Luxembourg, announced this week the launch of a Norwegian Krone class (NOK) in its new Gl
By Keith Parker – Guernsey is an important jurisdiction for Pacific Fund Systems in terms of both existing and potential clients. A key reason for our interest and commitment to the island, as well as nearby Jersey, is the integrity
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil injunctive action in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota against David B Welliver and his investment advisory firm, Dblaine Capital, LLC, for fraud and numerous other violations
Singapore Exchange(SGX) posted year-on-year increases in its derivatives, commodities and clearing activities in December while securities trading declined. Securities Turnover fell 41% to SGD17 billion while securities daily average value traded was 36% lower at SGD794 million. Exchange traded fund
On Monday 14 October, the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) announced to members that certain of its historic activities have been under investigation by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). Jon Moulton, Chairman of the CISX, said that the investigations
AsianInvestor this week reported that Joe Chan’s Galaxy Asset Management, one of Hong Kong’s longest running hedge funds, had decided to shutter its China Absolute Return Ucits hedge fund just 19 months after inception. The fund, which at the time
MarketAxess Holdings Inc, the operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European high‐grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed‐income securities, has received authorisation from the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM (Securities and Exchange
