By James Williams – On 4 August 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that Goldman Sachs had commenced culling its hedge fund client roster, offloading managers who simply weren’t generating enough return on equity. Fast forward to 7 December 2014.
Scotiabank is one of a stable of Canadian banks that have decided to enter the prime services space as regulation begins to shake up the established order. Basel III and other regulations are providing new entrants with similar opportunities that
Japan attracted significant international interest following the launch of Abenomics – how should global hedge fund managers assess Japan, and the rest of Asia, as a long-term source of capital? The first two pillars of Abenomics, fiscal stimulus and monetary
Today’s evolving regulatory landscape is playing to the strengths of ABN AMRO Clearing, certainly with respect to EMIR and AIFMD. Over the last 35 years, ABN AMRO Clearing has built a nexus to global market infrastructures to provide execution services
Celebrating its 150th year anniversary in 2014, Societe Generale took the decision in May 2014 to buy out Credit Agricole’s 50 per cent stake in Newedge, a leading provider of clearing and execution services in OTC and listed derivatives. This
By James Williams (pictured) – A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. (Chinese Proverb) It’s a well-known fact that adversity breeds innovation. As tough as it has become to do
By James Williams, Hedgeweek – It is widely acknowledged that many CTAs have failed to deliver any meaningful performance over the last few years. The period 2011-12 was particularly tough. The Newedge Trend Index was down -7.93 per cent and
By James Williams (pictured), Hedgeweek – Trend-following strategies have endured a difficult few years. At the height of fear regarding the future stability of the Eurozone, central bank intervention in the west led to low volatility and highly correlated, non-trending
By Chris Humphries, Managing Director, Stuarts Walker Hersant, Attorneys-at-Law – The Cayman Islands continues to be the leading offshore jurisdiction for mutual funds and hedge funds. Its position as the premier jurisdiction is as a result of innovative legislation and
In 2011, ahead of the introduction of the AIFMD in Europe, an article entitled “A foot in both camps”, was written by Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Limited. In it, Delaney (pictured) wrote: “There is
