The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted amendments to its regulations regarding periodic and annual reporting requirements applicable to commodity pool operators. The amendments specify detailed information that must be included in the periodic account statements and annual reports for

Ninety four per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity support mandatory requirements consistent with the proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive that managers of alternative investment funds act with honesty,

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency court order freezing assets held by defendants Raleigh Capital Management of Chicago and its sole principal, Richmond Hamilton, Jr., who resides in Morocco. The court’s order also prohibits the destruction

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has commenced civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against three subsidiary companies of the formerly listed MFS (now known as Octaviar) and four former officers and one manager of MFS Investment Management.

The States of Guernsey has welcomed the final report of the Foot Review, which examines the long-term opportunities and challenges facing British Crown Dependencies and overseas territories as financial centres. Guernsey’s chief minister Deputy Lyndon Trott says: “In my view

A recent Edhec position paper has welcomed the European Commission’s consultation on the Ucits depositary function, but stresses that an in-depth study of the regulations and practices of those who are part of the value chain is necessary. The two

Following the signing of tax information exchange agreements with Finland, Greenland and Faroe Islands, Gibraltar has now signed 13 such agreements and has accordingly been transferred by the OECD onto its white list. The white list is a list of

Institutional investors around the world would support new regulations on high-frequency trading, but much of this support appears centered on specific practices such as the use of flash orders, a survey by Greenwich has revealed. The survey results show that

Deutsche Börse and Eurex have welcomed the communication issued by the EU Commission which aims to reduce systemic risks in the over-the-counter derivatives market. The communication, entitled “Ensuring Efficient, Safe and Sound Derivatives Markets: Future Policy Actions“, seeks to increase

Brett Tony Best of Middle Park, Brisbane, has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for various charges related to operating an unregistered managed investment scheme while director of Arafura Equities. This follows Best being remanded in custody on 11 May