Asset management
AIFM texts adopted by EU parliament and council
Hedge fund managers based outside the European Union (EU) may have to comply with the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive in order to market products to EU member states, under proposals approved last night (May 17).
Reversal of fortune
Inverted swap spreads have defied earlier predictions that they were a short-term aberration to still be a feature 18 months after their first appearance. Is this set to continue and, if so, does it pose an opportunity for pension schemes and insurers?…
Cayman Islands: surviving and prospering – May 2010 supplement
The Cayman Islands has seen its supremacy as the number one hedge fund jurisdiction rudely shaken. The question is how it will respond to the unprecedented challenges.
Tax information exchange agreements and the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Modernisation of e-reporting continues in Cayman
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Cayman Islands at a glance: facts and figures
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
What they say about Cayman
Views about the Cayman Islands from a variety of hedge fund industry service providers based in the jurisdiction.
Challenging times: FIN 48 and its impact on hedge funds
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Multitude of options for emerging directors: Cayman Islands independent directors
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Steady progress: Cayman law firms face challenge of evolving hedge fund indudstry
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Man with a mission: interview with Premier McKeeva Bush
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Meeting the challenge: Cayman Islands contemplates regulatory impact on its business model
Cayman Islands: Facing a challenging future with confidence
Portuguese insurers shielded from sovereign risk, claims regulator
A focus on high-grade corporate bonds in their investment portfolios is insulating Portuguese life insurers from the continued market pressure on the country's sovereign debt, according to Instituto de Seguros de Portugal (ISP), the country's insurance…
Prime movers: an inside look at small and mid-sized prime brokers
Introducing primes
Stuck in neutral: a look at equity market neutral
Strategy: equity market neutral
Legally selective: choosing legal counsel for a hedge fund
Picking an external lawyer can be a tricky process, especially if your background is in finance rather than law. Hedge Funds Review finds out what to look for when choosing.
Questions abound over Ucits hedge funds
The directive on alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) will not necessarily allow professional investors to buy the funds offered to them. Controversy around the directive, together with uncertainty about the distribution of funds it will allow,…
Edmond de Rothschild Prifund Alpha Uncorrelated: Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
Building relationships is key to success
Prime broker profile: BNP Paribas
Leaping up the ladder
Thames River Warrior Fund: Thames River Capital Holdings
Experience unlocks returns for Thames River Warrior fund
Through a glass, darkly - socially responsible investment and hedge funds
For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Corinthians 13:12