Ogier has issued the following client briefing on when cell companies can be used and the issues to be considered when incorporating a c
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) to address circumstances of overlapping jurisdiction and to share information in connection with market surveillance and investigations into potential market
Anthony Rawlins, compliance manager at Moore Stephens, advises on the top tips to consider in wake of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) transitional arrangements update… While the deadline extension is good news for those firms that have yet
The National Futures Association (NFA) has ordered Cap Ex Partners, a commodity trading advisor located in Westminster, California, to permanently withdraw from NFA membership. The NFA has also ordered Keith R Bramlett and Ralph H Johnson, associated persons and listed
IRG Limited and Oria Capital have launched The ShinAsia Fund, an opportunity for investors to participate in the Asian technology-med
At the end of November the Cayman Islands’ hedge fund industry passed a milestone with the registration of the 10,000th fund to be authorised by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority since the pass
The civil trial arising from the collapse of Weavering Capital (UK) Limited (Weavering Capital) against its founder Magnus Peterson (and others) commences in the High Court today (Monday 17 October). Weavering Capital is the former London-based hedge fund management firm
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved a series of broad comparability determinations that would permit substituted compliance with non-US regulatory regimes as compared to certain swaps provisions of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act and the Commission’s regulations. Substituted
Leading European corporate firm, SJ Berwin LLP has opened an Italian operation headed by buy-out and acquisition finance specialist Alberto Morano. The firm has ju
Massimo Capuano, President and CEO of Borsa Italiana, has been reappointed as President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE). The decision was
