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The Government of the British Virgin Islands is pleased to announce that
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been rated “Largely Compliant” for its approach to tax transparency and exchange of information, in the Supplementary Peer Review report published by The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (“Global Forum”), a taskforce set up by the OECD in Paris.
The Global Forum’s peer review of the BVI analysed the practical implementation of the jurisdiction’s exchange of information framework. The review commended the quality of the BVI’s responses to exchange of information requests, as well as the
- 10/08/2015
Macro Systematic Diversified hedge funds experienced a powerful recovery in July, reversing sharp losses from the prior month with gains across commodity, currency and equity positions, according to data released today by HFR.
Offsetting these gains, hedge funds with exposure to China, Energy and Discretionary Commodity posted losses for the month, with these divergent performance groups resulting in overall mixed industry performance for July. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a narrow gain of +0.01 per cent for the month, bringing YTD performance through July to +2.5 per cent. The industry’s largest funds outperformed small and mid-sized funds in
- 10/08/2015
We take a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Singapore, including investors in hedge funds, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions and performance.
Read the full factsheet here, featuring charts and tables showcasing the latest Preqin data on Singapore-based hedge funds.
- 07/08/2015
- 07/08/2015
Mattias Bruér (pictured), Economist at SEB, the leading Nordic corporate bank, comments on the Bank of England’s decision not to increase interest rates…
With inflation being the main obstacle against rate hikes, today’s announcement does not change our view that the Bank of England (BoE) will leave rates unchanged this year and we look for the first rate hike in February 2016. The monetary policy normalisation will likely be very gradual, which also is what markets are expecting.
While the UK economy has momentum there is no CPI inflation at all which is an argument against rate hikes. While
- 07/08/2015
The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Edward Dartley as a partner in the firm’s investment management, hedge funds and alternative investments and private equity practices. He joins K&L Gates from Pepper Hamilton LLP.
Dartley’s practice encompasses many areas across the asset management industry, with particular focus on alternative investment asset classes, private equity and venture capital funds, and managed accounts, as well as regulatory, compliance, and operational matters and compliance audits. Previously a former counsel and chief compliance officer with a registered investment adviser with several billion dollars under management, he has extensive
- 07/08/2015
AcadiaSoft has completed the successful launch of its MarginSphere Xpress platform, an email messaging service which allows clients to leverage their investment in the firm’s industry-leading MarginSphere electronic messaging service for OTC derivatives by extending communications to counterparties who are currently not connected to the service.
Xpress builds upon and enhances AcadiaSoft’s MarginSphere 2 platform launched in June.
By bringing email-based counterparts on to the service, MarginSphere 2 clients can automate their entire margin call process on AcadiaSoft’s standard, secure and auditable solution. This provides clients with substantial cost savings and allows them to fully capitalize on AcadiaSoft’s
- 07/08/2015
- 07/08/2015
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 1.38% in July.
The Long/Short Equity strategy was the strongest performer for the month and year-to-date, finishing up 4.65% in July and 5.61% year-to-date. Although the Event Driven and Merger Arbitrage strategies were down in July, all strategies posted positive performance year-to-date.
The LAB indices are calculated by Alternative Liquid Trading Strategies (ALTS), a specialised investment boutique within Credit Suisse Asset Management. The ALTS team is comprised of investment professionals with extensive experience in research, investment strategy development,
- 07/08/2015
- 07/08/2015
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order requiring Morgan Stanley & Co to pay a USD300,000 civil monetary penalty for failing to hold sufficient US Dollars in segregated accounts in the United States to meet all of its US Dollar obligations to cleared swaps customers.
The Order also finds that the firm failed to implement adequate procedures and requires Morgan Stanley to cease and desist from violating CFTC Regulations, as charged.
Aitan Goelman, the CFTC’s Director of Enforcement, says: “Since passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFTC has implemented rules
- 07/08/2015
Institutional asset owners recorded a median gain of 0.2 per cent in Q2, according to Northern Trust Universe data. This marks a drop from the 4 per cent median gain in the second quarter last year and 2.3 per cent median gain in the previous quarter.
The Northern Trust Universe tracks the performance of about 300 large US institutional investment plans, with a combined asset value of approximately USD899 billion, which subscribe to performance measurement services as part of Northern Trust’s asset servicing offerings.
There was a noteworthy divergence of returns among plan types in the second quarter of 2015.
- 07/08/2015
Kintore, the new investment system based on gold from Insch has seen a return of 11.5 per cent in its first month of trading client capital.
Insch Kintore is entirely algorithmic and the company says that ‘for reasons of performance and topicality, we expect this coverage to intensify’.
The company also points out that during its first month most gold funds, ETFs and miners suffered heavy losses.
Insch Kintore trades gold as a base ‘currency’ against six other currencies (USD, AUD, JPY, EUR, CHF and GBP).
The firm writes: “The idea of treating a commodity as
- 06/08/2015
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