Jersey intends to overhaul the legal framework for funds functionaries by bringing them within the scope of the Financial Services Jersey Law. This initiative, whic
Key extracts from a speech by John Tiner, Chief Executive,FSA at the Annual Asset Management Conference, London,19 September 2005.
UK’s Financial Services Authority is putting together a hedge fund supervision team that will be operational by 31 October under Andr
Simmons & Simmons outlines the changes to the disclosure regime in Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code affecting third party investors and investment managers. Rule 8 of
The UK’s FSA this week published a Discussion Paper which examines the need for greater pre- or post-trade price information in the secondary bond markets. The pap
Alternative Decisions has launched a legal alerts service for the alternative investment industry using Linex Systems technology. The new service publishes reports from lawyers on issues affecting the alternative investment industry. The service aggregates and filters legal papers/advice as they
Dr. Stephen Dolbear outlines the strategy and investment philosophy that underpins the F&C Amethyst Fund, an equity volatility trading fund The fund was launched on 15 January 2003. It had EUR 300m in AUM as of 30 June 2005 and
“I would say every day I get two or three inquiries on some crypto or blockchain-related project. There is a lot of interest in all things crypto here in the BVI,” observes Michael Killourhy, Partner at Ogier (BVI). Such is
Kevin Scott Antonovich, a resident of Cherry Grove, New York, is to pay USD554,375 in restitution and a civil monetary penalty for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations. A court order issued by the US District Court
Carne has published a handbook on how the European Savings Directive will impact the funds industry and in particular hedge funds and hedge fund of funds. “Many Hed
