Hedge fund managers will be waiting on tenterhooks next month to see what kind of regulations the European Union will propose to impose on the hedge fund and private equity sectors, after
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged San Francisco investment adviser MedCap Management & Research and its principal, Charles Frederick Toney, with reporting misleadin
More than 200 people have registered to attend a Guernsey event in London on 5 November which will examine the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The event, AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation, is being held at the recently
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent Order against MF Global requiring it to pay USD1.212 billion to cover customer losses sustained when the company failed in 2011. The consent Order, entered on 8 November,
International hedge fund industry bodies, the Managed Funds Association and Alternative Investment Management Association, have reacted swiftly to comments by Italian Finance Minister Giul
Often missed or played down in many media reports and analyses, cutting costs through paying less tax is an important feature of financial sustenance for many companies.
London- and Geneva-based hedge fund investment adviser and consultant Laven Partners is calling for the adoption of a standardised hedge fund valuation agreement in order to increase inves
The Alternative Investment Management Association and the Managed Funds Association have welcomed the best practices reports released by the two committees appointed by the US President’s
Dozens of hedge funds are reported to have received subpoenas from the Securities and Exchange Commission as it investigates rumours that have battered the share price of Lehman Brothers i
Eze Castle has released a new white paper providing an in-depth examination of the challenges that Form Private Fund (Form PF) regulation poses to hedge funds. It also looks at the factors that customers should consider when making technology decisions
