A majority of institutional investors think the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the UK Financial Services Authority and other global regulators should permit the short selling of fi
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has published for public consultation a document entitled Proposed Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Funds of Hedge
Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman has suggested a rescue plan to restructure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which, he claims, will reduce leverage at the two government-sponsored but
KNEIP has launched an expanded service offering to help asset managers meet the increased demands posed by regulation in Europe. Over the course of 2013, KNEIP added new business lines including AIFMD transparency reporting and regulatory filing. Quarter four
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has updated its Guide to Sound Practices for Hedge Fund Valuation. The new edition of the guide takes account of recent regulatory reforms, including a summary of
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order against JPMorgan Chase Bank bringing and settling charges for employing a manipulative device in the trading of credit default swaps (CDS). The CDS trading was in violation of the
Linedata has launched the Linedata Compliance Managed Service to address the complexity of global hedge fund regulations by incorporating rule monitoring across different geographies and jurisdictions. Post-crisis, regulations cast a far wider net than traditionally highly regulated sectors, and
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an action to revoke the registration of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management as a commodity pool operator after the company was conv
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved DTCC’s Derivatives Repository Limited (DDRL) to operate a multi-asset class derivatives repository in Europe. Located in London, with a data centre in The Netherlands, DTCC’s European trade repository will support trade
Just weeks after being given the green light by French markets regulator AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) to become the first alternative manager to specialise in investment in dividend futures, Melanion Capital has received an additional accolade from the French
