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Legal News
News
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FSA rules forcing hedge funds to record and archive cell phone conversations to increase cost burdens
Mar 01, 2011 -
Credit Suisse investor survey predicts 18% growth in hedge fund AuM in 2011
Mar 01, 2011 -
Factor Advisors launches spread ETFs on NYSE Arca
Feb 25, 2011 -
Lynx Asset Management unveils Ucits-compliant fund on DB platform
Feb 25, 2011 -
Ireland's assets under administration experiences strong growth
Feb 24, 2011
Press Releases
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FIX launches Wiki web tool to make it easier for users to share knowledge of FIX implementations
Mar 01, 2011 -
ZAN Partners implements Paladyne FastStart™ as its Integrated Front-, Middle-, and Back-Office ASP Solution
Mar 01, 2011 -
Apex Fund Services opens Cayman office
Feb 21, 2011 -
VITEOS announces significant growth in assets under administration
Feb 07, 2011 -
Deutsche Bank and Traxis launch Ucits compliant global equity macro fund
Feb 01, 2011
Opinion
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Alpha Waves: Road Warriors in the Transparency Wars
Jan 31, 2011 -
The unnoticed custody constraint in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
Jan 20, 2011 -
The drivers of hedge fund returns: Identifying risk and alpha
Jan 20, 2011 -
Alpha Waves: The Pebble in The Pond
Jan 20, 2011 -
Operational due diligence gets real at GAIM Ops Europe
Nov 02, 2010
Capping the number of hedge fund boards directors can sit on while simultaneously increasing their remuneration could significantly improve corporate governance standards in the alternatives space, according to industry experts.
Advisers to the biggest hedge funds will face even more reporting requirements as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to toughen up its regulatory oversight.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered a San Francisco-based hedge fund to pay more than $1 million to settle claims they misused client assets while investing into subprime automobile loans.
Hedge funds employ an estimated 300,000 people worldwide, according to a groundbreaking survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the body that represents the hedge fund industry.
Dec 10, 2010
Asset manager Gartmore was hit with a $1.35 million fine from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after one of its funds broke short-selling rules.
Dec 10, 2010
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continued its insider trading probe with the arrest of Don Ching Trang Chu, a former executive at Primary Global, an ‘expert network’ firm that provides market intelligence to hedge funds and other money managers.
Nov 25, 2010
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has raided three hedge funds – Diamondback, Level Global Investors and Loch Capital Management - following allegations of insider trading.
Nov 23, 2010
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to propose new rules to strengthen its oversight of investment advisers and fill key gaps in the regulatory landscape.
Nov 22, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two long-time Bernard Madoff employees for their part in the $65 billion Ponzi scheme.
“It could have been worse” – that is the general consensus among many in the hedge fund industry about the European Union’s (EU’s) Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) directive.
Nov 12, 2010
