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Newsletter
19th
February 2010 |
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News Headlines |
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FSA
Gives OK To Lux-Based VAM To Offer Funds In UK
Friday
19th February 2010
The
UK Financial Services Authority has given its approval
under UCITS III for VAM Funds, the Luxembourg-domiciled
investment boutique, to offer a range of funds in the
UK.
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EU
Hedge Fund Directive 'Protectionist,' Claims AIMA
Thursday
18th February 2010
The
Alternative Investment Management Association has warned
that a provision of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers
Directive, currently being debated in Brussels, is protectionist.
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Sao
Paulo Equities And Derivatives Exchange Partners With
CME
Thursday
18th February 2010
Brazil's
Sao Paulo-based equities and derivatives exchange, BM&FBovespa,
has announced that it has entered into a landmark Memorandum
of Understanding with Chicago-based exchange group CME,
that will establish a new joint multi-asset electronic
trading platform using CME’s expertise.
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S
And P Launches Credit Rating Scale For GCC Region
Wednesday
17th February 2010
Standard
and Poor's Rating Services has announced the launch of
a new regional credit rating scale for the Gulf Cooperation
Council, one of several new initiatives the ratings agency
is undertaking in the region to support debt markets.
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Hedge
Funds Stutter In January
Tuesday
16th February 2010
After
a roaring 2009 for hedge funds, 2010 has started with
something of a whimper for most hedgies, with hedge fund
indexes having reported moderate losses in the first month
of the year.
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Lords
Criticize EU Hedge Fund Directive
Monday
15th February 2010
Echoing
sentiments expressed recently by a senior official from
the Financial Services Authority, members of a House of
Lords committee have warned that plans for regulating
hedge funds at European Union level are unworkable as
they currently stand and could lead to a loss of competitiveness
for European alternative investment funds.
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