Poor management and settlement of insurance claims remains one of the biggest concerns for hedge fund managers, according to Baronsmead Partners’s Hedge Fund Insurance Benchmarking Trends 2012 Survey. Some of the main problems identified by managers include delays in
Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing is proposing refinements to its Clearing Fund structure, and improvements in the auction process for managing a default of a Member that clears OTCF contracts derivatives. The proposed rule amendments specify the apportionment and sequence of
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
Current valuations in China provide a great entry point for investors, says Andreas Roemer, head of emerging markets, DWS Investments… China’s investment potential looks set to remain strong in 2012, benefiting from the same forces that drove asset markets in
Commodities and clearing activity rose in November from a year earlier while securities trading fell, according to the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Securities turnover fell 37% year on year to SGD25.4 billion as global uncertainties lingered. Securities daily average value was
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS). Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity
A Bill to amend the BVI Business Companies 2004 (the BC Act) has been introduced in the BVI’s House of Assembly. The Bill, and the BVI Business Companies Regulations 2012 (“Regulations”), have also been published in the official BVI Gazette.
Qannas Investments Limited is to apply for the admission of its shares to trading on AIM, a market of the London Stock Exchange Plc and to proceed with an initial offering by way of a placing of its ordinary shares
Multi-asset brokerage and clearing specialist Newedge is to join forces with Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX Group). GMEX Group is an exchange business focused on the launch of new products, including differentiated interest rate swap futures contracts, and derivatives
The gross return of the GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2012 measured 0.43%. Year-to-date (YTD) performance is 4.15%, while over the last 12 months, the index has returned 2.25%. Since inception performance stands at 65.31%. The GlobeOp Hedge
