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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released new regulatory guidance and relief aimed at achieving better disclosure by parties that are engaging in securities lending of substantial holdings in listed entities.
The guidance is contained in Regulatory Guide 222 Substantial holding disclosure: securities lending and prime broking (RG 222) and the relief is contained in Class Order [CO 11/272].
ASIC has also released Report 235 Response to submissions on CP 107: Securities lending and substantial holding disclosure (REP 235), which summarises consultations with industry leading to the new regulatory guidance.
Under the new guidance, ASIC sets out its expectations
Global hedge fund heavyweight Och-Ziff, with approximately USD29billion in AUM (as of 1 April, 2011), has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) to laun
FundLogic Alternatives Plc, Morgan Stanley’s Dublin-domiciled UCITS umbrella, announced this week that it had teamed up with Sandler O’Neill Asset Man
Algorithmics this week announced the launch of Algo Risk Reports, designed for hedge fund managers to help simplify their risk reporting responsibilities.
SEB, one of Scandinavia’s leading financial institutions, has welcomed German equity specialist, Frankfurt-based
Liquidnet, a leading institutional marketplace that provides secure and ano
Equity Trust, the independent trust and fiduciary services firm with office
March was understandably a tough month for Japan-focused hedgies.
Silver Lake, a global alternative investment firm with approximately USD14b
Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) Global Emerging Markets Strategist, Brian Coulton (pictured), explains that mounting inflationary pressures in China could potentially force more substantial monetary tightening than currently signalled by the authorities or the market…
As inflationary pressures continue to build in China, the situation is increasing the risk of a slowdown in the country’s growth, which would have major implications for the global economy. China’s role is more important than ever having officially become the world’s second-largest economy last year, accounting for a quarter of global growth. With other countries importing cheap Chinese goods, China has played a
