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Date 29/04/2009
Financial Services: European Commission Proposes EU Framework For Managers Of Alternative Investment Funds
The European Commission has proposed a Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM). The proposed Directive is an important part of the European Commission's response to the financial crisis, as set out in the Communication on Driving European Recovery. It aims to create a comprehensive and effective regulatory and supervisory framework for AIFM in the European Union. AIFM, which include the managers of hedge funds and private equity funds, ma
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Date 29/04/2009
Financial Services Sector Pay: European Commission Sets Out Principles On Remuneration Of Risk-Taking Staff In Financial Institutions
The European Commission has adopted a Recommendation on remuneration in the financial services sector. It recommends that Member States should ensure that financial institutions have remuneration policies for risk-taking staff that are consistent with and promote sound and effective risk-management. The Recommendation sets out guidelines on the structure of pay, on the process of design and implementation of remuneration policies and on the role of superv
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Date 29/04/2009
Financial Services: European Commission Proposes Better Investor Protection Measures For Packaged Retail Investment Products
The European Commission has committed to delivering important improvements to investor protection measures for the main investment products bought by retail investors. Inconsistencies in existing standards can be detrimental to investors and can lead to competitive distortions in the retail investment market. The Commission's conclusions, set out in the Communication on Packaged Retail Investment Products, are that product information requirements and ru
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Date 29/04/2009
SEC Halts Beverly Hills Hedge Fund Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained a court order halting a fraudulent scheme in Beverly Hills, Calif., in which investors were coaxed into investing in two hedge funds that purportedly held more than $800 million in assets when in fact the funds lost money and have less than $1 million in assets.
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Date 29/04/2009
The Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Statistical Review For Q1 2009 - Over Half Million Transactions Dealt In Q1 However Lower Share Prices Leads To Fall In Trade Values
The Irish Stock Exchange [ISE] has published its statistical review covering the first quarter of the year [January – March inclusive].
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Date 29/04/2009
SEC Office Of The Chief Accountant Selects Four Professional Accounting Fellows
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) has selected four professional accounting fellows for two-year terms beginning in 2009.
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Date 29/04/2009
USA Federal Open Market Committee Statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the economy has continued to contract, though the pace of contraction appears to be somewhat slower. Household spending has shown signs of stabilizing but remains constrained by ongoing job losses, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. Weak sales prospects and difficulties in obtaining credit have led businesses to cut back on inventories, fixed investment, and staffing. Although the economic outl
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Date 29/04/2009
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Chairman Announces Board Appointments
Ahmad Sharaf, Chairman of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), has announced that the DME has welcomed John F. Sandner and Ali Tabbal to its Board of Directors.
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Date 29/04/2009
Hedge Fund Standards Board Statement On Alternative Investment Funds Directive
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has strong reservations about proposals contained in the European Commission’s Draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and is concerned at the lack of consultation over the directive.
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Date 29/04/2009
UK's Financial Services Authority: Hedge Fund Manager Banned And Fined £35,000 For Mismarking Trading Positions To Hide Losses
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned and fined Mr Loic Albert Antoine Montserret, a former portfolio manager at BlueCrest Capital Management Limited (BlueCrest), £35,000 for deliberately mismarking his positions in an attempt to avoid losing his job over losses he was making on his trading book.
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