Insolvency
Omnibus structure meant clearing clients of MF Global outside the US were asked to double up on collateral payments. Use of the structure for OTC markets is now in doubt.
Hedge Funds Review | 08 Dec 2011
Constantly on the brink of crisis, the 17-nation eurozone is fast approaching the point where it will either continue or admit defeat and fade into history.
Hedge Funds Review | 31 Oct 2011
Eurozone indecision in the face of continued pressure on sovereign debt, particularly Spain and Italy, and a loss of confidence in European banks could plunge the world into deep depression.
Hedge Funds Review | 03 Oct 2011
Investors and their lawyers have learned to refine and clarify hedge fund documentation as the result of the financial crisis and several decisions emanating from the Cayman Islands courts.
Hedge Funds Review | 11 Apr 2011 |
If and how a hedge fund can be wound up and placed into official liquidation at the request of a dissatisfied investor has been the subject of recent decisions by the Grand Court in Cayman.
Hedge Funds Review | 07 Apr 2011
Updated regulations could give the British Virgin Islands (BVI) an edge in attracting more hedge fund domiciliations to the jurisdiction.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Ernst & Young plans to open an office in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a major boost to the jurisdiction that has strived to attract internationally recognised hedge fund service providers.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Court-appointed liquidators trying to recover assets funnelled to Bernard Madoff through British Virgin Islands feeder funds are pursuing claims. It could be years before investors see results.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Advising investors dealing with distressed hedge funds as well as restructuring forms the bulk of work by British Virgin Islands lawyers although fund formation work is starting to pick up.
Hedge Funds Review | 05 Oct 2010
Liquidating or side-pocket share classes have dominated an increasing supply of illiquid portfolios and transactions during the May/June trading period on the secondary market for hedge funds.
Hedge Funds Review | 04 Jul 2010
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