The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight has certified a Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures contract submitted by the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE). The contract satisfies the requirements of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commission’s Regulations
On the 23 April 2012, Germany and Luxembourg signed a new Double Tax Treaty ("the Treaty") which is to replace the previous treaty dating back to 1958. And according to Dechert, the new Treaty may impact on many US, UK
HSBC Global Asset Management this week launched the latest in its range of Global Investment Funds – HSBC GIF Frontier Markets Fund.
BNP Paribas Securities Services announced this week news that it had won a new mandate from Duemme International Luxembourg, the asset management arm of Banca
CTA/Managed Futures was the only Ucits strategy to deliver positive returns in Q3 wrote Alix Capital this week in its latest report on alternative Ucits, returning +1.60 per cent to investors.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Thursday 13 October released its guidance on cross-border operations between Member States and the role of master/feeder funds.
A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles, according to a new report from Clear Path Analysis. Emerging regions are
This week the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had modified its rules on the provision of the key investor information document (KIID), required to
Apex Fund Services has opened its second US office in Miami, Florida. Apex has grown by 185% since 2009. Apex’s US operations are currently managed from its office in New Jersey which is run by Managing Director Vince Sarullo. He
UBS AG has acquired an equity stake in Chi-X Global Holdings LLC and will join the consortium of five financial institutions that recently bought a minority stake in the firm. The group that UBS joins comprises BofA Merrill Lynch, GETCO
