For the first time in 27 years the SEC has proposed rules to relax some restrictions on short selling. Under
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime that comes into effect today (9 December) is a positive step for the financial services industry – but its failure to include Appointed Representative Firms (ARFs) and their individuals is an oversight, according to
Coriolis Capital Limited is the London-based hedge fund manager focusing on both natural catastrophe bonds and weather derivatives. Diego Wauters explains the rational
By Don A Steinbrugge (pictured), Agecroft Partners – The CFA Institute has released and circulated the final version of its guidelines to improve performance standards in the hedge fund industry. They will go into effect on 1 January, 2020. We strongly
The US-Based Managed Funds Association (MFA) has developed and submitted a new set of sound practices for hedge fund managers to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Robert Mellor and Mike Arnold of PricewaterhouseCoopers in London provide additional comment to our earlier article on the issue of VAT.
BISYS has launched a comprehensive program designed to enable its hedge fund clients to fully comply with the proposed anti-money laundering regulations established by the U
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained interim orders against Peter van de Steeg, Jonathan Ezzy, Peter Berlowitz and Scott Walker and their 16 associated companies due to concerns about the possible operation of a Ponzi-style scheme. The Federal
Thorp Alberga, a newly formed Cayman Islands boutique law firm, has opened a Hong Kong office and appointed two partners. Richard Thorp and Harriet Unger, formerly with Maples and Calder, will lead the Asian practice. Both are authorised by the
The majority of asset managers dragged into new uncleared margin requirements over the next two years could avoid tying up capital altogether, but still play by the rules, according to recent research from OpenGamma.
