Articles by Joanne Harris
What they say about Guernsey (Channel Islands)
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Lawyers recommend Guernsey’s legal environment for alternatives
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey alternative and hedge funds industry in blooming health
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey’s accounting industry sees growth prospects
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
Guernsey fund administration building solid reputation
Channel Islands: Surviving and thriving (supplement August 2010)
QCM Global Diversified Programme (Otus Fund): Quality Capital Management (QCM)
Going with the flow
Investable indexes: June 2010 returns
The June2010 returns for investable indexes including Dow JonesCredit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Cesr reveals European financial markets risks, including double-dip recession worry
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (Cesr) has made public for the first time its analysis of trends, risks and vulnerabilities in financial markets
Hedge fund trading volume rises as algorithms become more popular
Hedge fund trading activity in US equities is growing in contrast to trades carried out by proprietary trading desks, new research has shown.
In-depth reports on US and EU regulation, Barclays Capital and Ucits hedge funds
Regulation from the US and EU will impact on hedge funds. Barclays Capital has plans to leverage its acquisition of Lehman’s North American prime brokerage business. Ucits hedge funds explained
Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta are discussed as Ucits hedge fund jurisdictions. Funds of Ucits hedge funds, platforms, fund administration, exchange traded funds and structured products are examined.
Challenges abound for hedge funds struggling to implement better corporate governance
Hedge funds move to strengthen corporate governance foundations
Technology sector buoyant with opportunity
Low-hanging fruit
Prime broker profile: Barclays Capital - aiming for the top
Aiming for the top tier
Ucits fund of hedge funds proliferate despite lack of diversitiy and underlying funds
Proliferation of Ucits funds of funds: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Platforms offer route to Ucits hedge fund investment, marketing and distribution
Platform for investment: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Hedge fund managers moving into Ucits ETFs and index products
Innovation leads to expanded product offering: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Luxembourg aims for domination of hedge fund Ucits
Luxembourg hungry for alternatives: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Ireland keen to dominate Ucits hedge fund sector
Ireland follows different path to hedge fund Ucits: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Ucits hedge funds pose challenges for fund administrators
Processing the challenges: Ucits supplement July 2010: Examining the phenomenon
Investable indexes: May 2010 returns
The May 2010 returns for investable indexes including Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index, Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Hedge funds caught in EU Capital Requirements Directive
New European Union compensation rules affect hedge funds before AIFM comes in force
AIFM first reading vote delayed until September
Belgium is set to take over negotiations for the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive after talks between the European Union council and parliament broke down last week.
Third countries dominate AIFM negotiations
The question of how to deal with funds and managers based outside the European Union (EU) is proving the main dividing point in negotiations over the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive.