The global trading industry has begun implementation of the guidelines set down by the FIX Trading Community to reduce operational risk and enable more efficient set up of clients on OTC electronic trading platforms. The Trading Enablement Standardisation Initiative (TESI),
Are investors happy with all aspects of the current regulatory arrangements for the alternative investment industry? As usual, some are and some are not.
LuxCSD has issued and settled the first dematerialised security following implementation of the new law in Luxembourg in April 2013. The Climate Awareness Bond with a notional amount of EUR650m and a six-year tenor issued by the European Investment
Less than a month after ruling on certain preliminary issues, the BVI court has ruled that the Madoff-related claim brought by Fairfield is unsustainable and should be dismissed, says law firm Harneys. In a judgment handed down in Road Town
The Alternative Investment Management Association has welcomed remarks by Jacques de Larosière, Lord Turner, Lord Myners and Sir James Sassoon on the European Commission’s draft
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Steering Group on Corporate Governance has hosted a high-level meeting involving representatives from the hedge fund industry a
The US futures regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has taken further steps to curb what it sees as damaging speculation on the pri
Nearly 200 fund managers and advisers attended a Guernsey event in London this week to hear the practical aspects of implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The event, “AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation”, was held on 5 November
Simon Cook has re-joined Geoff Wynne, head of Sullivan & Worcester’s new London office, as a partner in the London-based team of seven lawyers focusing on emerging markets structured trade and commodities finance. Cook joins the firm from Dentons.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Omni Partners’ application for an authorised licence under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The granting of the licence allows Omni Partners to continue to offer wealth management and institutional clients
