Until recently international investors paid little attention to Canadian hedge fund managers, despite their impressive returns.

The opening of a new office in Toronto at the beginning of March is the latest step by UBS to extend the scope and reach of its Hedge Fund Services

Its skyscrapers and icy winters might seem at odds with the stereotypical image of an offshore hedge fund centre, but Toronto is building on a thriv

Is Dublin’s financial services industry in danger of losing its momentum? At first sight, it’s hard to credit. In the decade or so since the country emerged as a major international financial services centre, Ireland has gone from strength to strength, carving out major roles in European and international markets ranging from unit-linked life assurance to securitisation. Nowhere is the vigour of the “Celtic tiger” more evident than in the hedge fund administration industry, once viewed as a sideline from the main business of administering mainstream long-only investment funds but today outstripping it in growth and starting to challenge it

By Robin Fuller, Head of HSBC Securities Services in Guernsey The introduction of the Qualifying Investor Regime represents an important step for the hedge funds sector in Guernsey and in pa

As an investment bank and trading firm, Bulltick Capital Markets has a strong presence in Latin America with trading desks in Miami, São Paulo, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. While up to half the business is on the sales and trading side, the firm, through its joint venture with Axis Advisors, a private investment bank with a significant structured finance practice, has also built up extensive expertise in providing highly structured investment opportunities for hedge funds in the Latin American credit risk spectrum. This business stems from identifying market opportunities that are inadequately covered by the major banks and are

Investors who traditionally were shy about viewing Latin American investments as much more than an opportunistic play is taking a second look.

The introduction of a streamlined approval process for open- and closed-ended funds in Guernsey sends a clear message to promoters worldwide that the jurisdiction provides a highly attractive and c

By Tamara Menteshvili, chief executive, Channel Islands Stock Exchange Right from the beginning, the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) has sought to accommodate hedge funds.