The former company secretary of Chartwell Enterprises, Ian Rau, has pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to eight charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Rau pleaded guilty to the following offences: • Carrying on a financial services
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order filing and settling charges against Propex Derivatives Pty Ltd, a proprietary trading firm headquartered in Australia, for spoofing in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange E-mini S&P 500 futures market. The order finds that
A new focus on Latin American alternative assets among foreign investors starved of substantial returns at home is coinciding with the e
Nearly one-half of hedge funds participating in a year-end study by Greenwich Associates expect their compliance costs to rise over the
Guernsey is to stage its inaugural funds sector conference at London’s purpose-built Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in September t
Jersey this week introduced its second generation PCC plus the new Incorporated Cell Company. Alan Stevens, partner with Carey Ols
Alter Domus, a provider of administration services for alternative investment funds and multinational corporations, will be offering depositary services in Luxembourg and expects to be in the first wave of regulatory approvals. Alter Domus will leverage this experience to
New legislation in Jersey permits the creation of cell companies and includes innovative features extending the scope of their use for i
By Paul Smith, Guernsey Investment Fund Association – In an era when uncertainty and the unexpected can be relied upon to spoil the best-laid plans, Guernsey is one jurisdiction able to provide a stable, secure base from which to operate,
The Swiss Funds Association SFA supports the primary objectives of the partial revision of the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes (CISA). As part of the revision processes, it has submitted specific proposals for improvements aimed at safeguarding the
