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Hedge fund service provider rankings 2013 reveal surprises
Service provider rankings 2013 provide surprises
SEC under fire over no-fault settlement agreements
An open verdict
Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings 2013 open for voting
Hedge Funds Review Service Provider Rankings cover a wide range of services including prime brokerage, fund administration and accountancy. They give an insight into what managers and investors value
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk & Wardwell
Law firm of the year: Davis Polk & Wardwell
English court decision highlights difference with Cayman law
Derivative claims are a way for fund investors to sue a fund’s manager. A recent English court decision highlights the contrast between limited partnership derivative claims in England and in Cayman
Special report Malta 2012/2013: Dawn of a new era
Malta is poised for growth as EU legislation on the alternative fund industry comes into effect in July 2013. Elections scheduled for March 2013 could also boost growth of financial services.
Ranking results highlight important role played by service providers in hedge fund industry
Service Provider Rankings 2012
Service Provider Rankings 2012
The Service Provider Rankings 2012 recognise the important role played by a wide range of organisations in the smooth running and operation of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds globally.
New Prime Finance panel could tackle debt crisis disputes
An arbitration panel set up to tackle derivatives disputes could also tackle eurozone debt crisis issues, says Jeffrey Golden, architect of the Isda master agreement
Adoboli plea will complicate trial, say lawyers
'Not guilty' plea could be stalling tactic or attempt to spread guilt, lawyers say
Internal fraud will rise in 2012, experts warn
Internal fraud is on the increase in the face of downsizing and recession, according to industry experts
Hedge fund investment using managed accounts and customised vehicles expected to continue in 2012
Service Provider Rankings 2011
Offshore legal counsel has larger role in post 2008 hedge fund world
Service provider Rankings 2011
UK fraud whistleblowers need bounties, lawyers say
Legal experts have called for Dodd-Frank-style bounty provision for whistleblowers in the UK
BP: lessons learned
BP: lessons learned
ProShares hit by lawsuits over leveraged ETFS
Exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider ProShares is the target of two class action lawsuits filed by Labaton Sucharow in the US over the performance of its UltraShort Real Estate and Financials funds. The actions come in the wake of media scrutiny over…
Sanctions sensibility
Sanctions
Courting attention
While standardised documentation for complex financial products has been in place for some time, dispute resolution for those products is often performed on an ad hoc basis. But a new initiative looking at the possibility of establishing a specialised…
Paper company slams Bank Danamon with $95m foreign exchange lawsuit
Major Indonesian derivatives distributor turns to central bank for assistance
Wave of litigation comes after bonuses go unpaid
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