The Central Bank of Ireland has issued the necessary application forms and accompanying rules to allow alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) and alternative investment funds (AIFs) to apply for authorisation under the new Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
The growth in investment in the commodity markets, the emergence of new products and the entry of new participants have given rise to various risks and challenges that need to be addressed
By Nadia Menezes, Senior Associate, Appleby – Since the introduction of the Mutual Funds Act, 1996, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has grown from a fledgling jurisdiction to a strong and confident player at the frontline of the offshore funds
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its market integrity rules on dark liquidity and high-frequency trading. ASIC has also released guidance on the rules which clarifies ASIC’s expectations of market operators and participants. “The final
The new Arabic language facility introduced by the General Registry of the Cayman Islands government will trigger more valuable business from the Islamic region, according to Gray Smith, a
Professor Jon Rushman believes that in the long term cyber currencies like Bitcoin could see the end of central banks and foreign exchange and so it is understandable governments are nervous about it. The new virtual currency has become
Kinetic Partners, the professional services firm, has supported Piquant Technologies, a new UK-based quantitative fund manager, to become the first hedge fund authorised according to the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD). The directive, which came into force on
Alceda has applied for a licence as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) with Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda Fund Management SA in Luxembourg. The company’s international growth has been driven in part by the Alternative
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the hedge fund industry association, has produced a paper that highlights the key areas where deeper coordination of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulation is required to achieve the G20 objective of maintaining global markets.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators, with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds (AIFs), including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds, and 34 of their global counterparts.
