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Hedge funds fall short on compliance
Operational due diligence analysts find more red flags in hedge funds’ compliance and regulatory functions than any other area
No longer impressed by a hedge fund’s charisma and prestige, investors are looking beyond the showy front and want to see that the nuts and bolts of a fund’s operations are up to scratch
Panellists in the Credit Institute forum on ‘Sovereign or Corporate, Global or Local’ said that corporates will drive credit growth in emerging markets, but investors cannot afford to ignore financial...
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The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a London-based mortgage broker for incompetence and failing to prevent fraud. The authority said Kevin Byrne, working at Forest Financial, lacked the integrity and competence to prevent his business...
SwissAnalytics provides operational risk due diligence tips for fund...
ZURICH – Hedge fund due diligence firm SwissAnalytics has issued a report providing investors with advice for how best to scrutinise investment funds before handing over money. The report, titled Hedge Funds Misrepresent Facts? Of course they do…...
Fund managers under pressure to improve op risk due diligence
Operational risk is expected to rise as the economy recovers, and fund managers are under increasing pressure from investors to improve due diligence, according to a recent survey from the The Glass Hammer/Stone House Consulting, a strategic, operational...
Iosco: more diligence for funds of funds
Funds of hedge funds should be compelled to carry out better liquidity risk assessment and due diligence, said the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco) in a recent report. The report, published on September 14, outlined a list...
Madoff fallout
A growing number of lawsuits have emerged accusing fund management firms of investing client money with Bernard Madoff without conducting adequate due diligence. Do these accusations have merit? What are fund managers doing to improve their due diligence...
Fund due diligence attacked as Madoff lawsuits mount
Investors who lost billions of dollars to Bernard Madoff have filed several class action lawsuits alleging massive due diligence failures by fund management firms that placed money into the alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, even though scant detail has...
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