ACA Compliance Group’s Head of Prudential Practice, Michael Chambers, comments on the agreement struck last week by the EU for new prudential rules for investment firms across Europe… New agreement heralds tighter controls for financial firms operating in the EU Having
Nascendo Property Partners is a launching a Western Balkans Property Fund providing investors with a wide range of diversified country and
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has made new market integrity rules for suspicious activity reporting and short sale tagging requirements which will apply for the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Chi-X markets. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has
Offshore law firm Walkers says it has seen burgeoning growth in its insolvency and corporate recovery practice, especially in Asia. To provide more resources to Asian-based clients, Walkers has appointed Guy Locke (pictured), global head of Walkers’ insolvency and corporate
Global offshore law firm Walkers’ London office has doubled in size in the past year, due to an increase in work from the British Virgin
Rajat Gupta a former Goldman Sachs board member has been convicted on insider trading charges by a court in New York. Gupta, 63, who denied illegally leaking boardroom secrets to former hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam – co-founder of Galleon
The Isle of Man has is hoping to further stimulate the inflow of investment and business to the island with the i
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (CGMAL) HKD4 million over regulatory breaches in relation to the operations of its alternative, or dark, liquidity pool. The disciplinary action followed an
The European Parliament yesterday passed propos
With close to 1,500 registered funds, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a leading offshore domicile with hedge fund managers from all over the world choosing the jurisdiction to set up and manage their businesses. The popularity of BVI funds is
