ML Capital, the Malta-based financial management firm, has launched its new Ucits-compliant hedge fund platform, after having lobbied Ireland’s Financial Regulator for a change to
sub-fund branding rules, HFMWeek can exclusively reveal.
Today: Smaller hedge funds suffer inflow drought as investors flock to larger firms; flagship Paulson fund suffers losses in August; top 50 European managers benefit from rise in demand for
regulated funds; and finally, top Gartmore investment trust looks to sever ties with the company follows fund manager departure...
Passive marketing would be legalised as part of the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive under a new proposal by the Belgian presidency, although private placement rules
would be scrapped as part of the same plan
The Long:
Gwyn Roberts
It’s interesting how one deal can often summarise the tenor of the times. Last week’s rubber stamping of the Man-GLG tie-up by the former’s shareholders may have been a formality,
but in the wider context of the hedge fund sector, the tenets underpinning the move are far more interesting.
The Long:
Tony Griffiths
Collateral management is undoubtedly a big deal for the post-Lehman investor, but, as Danny Caplan, Deutsche Bank’s head of global prime finance sales, Europe, put it this week, “not
all asset segregation is the same”.
The Long:
Julian Korek
"Firms must be careful not to take their eye off the ball, as enforcement action for reporting failures is increasing in frequency and severity"
