Professional Adviser www.professionaladviser.com Market Movers: Israel-Hamas drives investors to safe haven assets <img alt="Market Movers: Israel-Hamas drives investors to safe haven assets" src="https://www.professionaladviser.com/api/v1/wps/05daaf1/9cb23db7-d841-4d16-9041-aa4ef4748cdd/27/iStock-1262967772-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/api/v1/wps/05daaf1/9cb23db7-d841-4d16-9041-aa4ef4748cdd/27/iStock-1262967772-185x114.jpg https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4053643/market-movers-blog https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4053643/market-movers-blog https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4053643/market-movers-blog Tue, 10 Oct 2023 06:31:21 +0000 Ukraine crisis panel: Investment experts respond to key questions <img alt="Ukraine crisis panel: Investment experts respond to key questions" src="https://www.professionaladviser.com/api/v1/wps/09fae0f/dc819ea0-5f36-4658-b735-402a5703d11d/10/Ukraine-video-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> As we say at the start of this broadcast, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ukraine and our thoughts are very much with the people there at this very frightening time. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/api/v1/wps/09fae0f/dc819ea0-5f36-4658-b735-402a5703d11d/10/Ukraine-video-185x114.jpg https://www.professionaladviser.com/discussion/4046316/ukraine-crisis-panel-investment-experts-respond-key-questions https://www.professionaladviser.com/discussion/4046316/ukraine-crisis-panel-investment-experts-respond-key-questions https://www.professionaladviser.com/discussion/4046316/ukraine-crisis-panel-investment-experts-respond-key-questions Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:10:27 +0000 Hedge funds: An industry reborn? <p><!--summary start--> As a less daunting new breed of fund-of-funds comes to the fore, Charles Stanley's Kris Barclay examines the pros and cons of their underlying strategies. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/2355713/hedge-funds-industry-reborn https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/2355713/hedge-funds-industry-reborn Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:55:41 +0000 Soros buys 8% Man Utd stake <p><!--summary start--> Billionaire investor George Soros has become one the biggest backers of Manchester United Football Club after buying a near 8% stake in its listed shares. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2199957/soros-buys-man-utd-stake https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2199957/soros-buys-man-utd-stake Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:30:00 +0000 Bank issues warning to hedge funds <p><!--summary start--> The Bank of England has warned hedge fund managers the eurozone crisis could result in a clampdown on their activities. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2186001/bank-issues-warning-hedge-funds https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2186001/bank-issues-warning-hedge-funds Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:46:07 +0000 Interactive Financial Adviser: Hedge Funds <p><!--summary start--> In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from Bern Square, Fund Catalyst and PiRho Consulting discussed Hedge Funds. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/discussion/2178599/interactive-financial-adviser-hedge-funds https://www.professionaladviser.com/discussion/2178599/interactive-financial-adviser-hedge-funds Tue, 22 May 2012 11:18:00 +0000 Are hedge funds really worth the risk? <p><!--summary start--> Mark Wright, deputy manager of the CF Midas Balanced Growth fund, explains the benefits of different hedge fund strategies within a multi-asset portfolio. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/2170767/role-hedge-funds https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/2170767/role-hedge-funds Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:15:00 +0000 FSA to reconsider promotion of UCIS <p><!--summary start--> The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to review its restrictions on the marketing of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to retail investors as a result of proposed European rules. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2140681/fsa-reconsider-promotion-ucis https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2140681/fsa-reconsider-promotion-ucis Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:00 +0000 Hedge fund compliance officer banned for post-Lehmans failings <p><!--summary start--> The FSA has banned a hedge fund manager and fined him £14,000 for failing to spot attempts by an employee to hide huge losses caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2126762/hedge-fund-compliance-officer-banned-fined-gbp14k https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2126762/hedge-fund-compliance-officer-banned-fined-gbp14k Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:42:00 +0000 The fund managers preferred by the super-rich <p><!--summary start--> Millionaires favour hedge fund manager Paul Singer, CEO of Elliott Management, as the manager they trust most with their cash, according to an investment club survey. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2123907/fund-managers-preferred-super-rich https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2123907/fund-managers-preferred-super-rich Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Hedge fund billionaire gets 11 years for insider trading <p><!--summary start--> Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has received the longest ever prision sentence for insider trading after he was jailed for 11 years in a landmark ruling in the US today. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2117132/hedge-fund-billionaire-insider-trading https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2117132/hedge-fund-billionaire-insider-trading Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Five things your clients will call you about this week <p><!--summary start--> Nationals round-up: ETFs came under the microscope following the UBS scandal, while downturn-beating funds, retirement income and Halifax's savings accounts also featured. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2111897/clients https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2111897/clients Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:15:00 +0000 Hedge fund duo banned for deceiving investors <p><!--summary start--> A decision by the FSA to ban and fine the chief executive and chief financial officer of a hedge fund manager on grounds of deceiving investors has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2101753/hedge-fund-duo-banned-deceiving-investors https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2101753/hedge-fund-duo-banned-deceiving-investors Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000 F&C returns to net inflow but faces £10m legal bill <p><!--summary start--> F&C Asset Management saw net flows into its products turn positive in the first six months of the year, but the group faces a £10m payout for a lost legal dispute with the founders of its fund of hedge fund arm. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2098922/-returns-net-inflow-gbp10m-legal https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2098922/-returns-net-inflow-gbp10m-legal Wed, 3 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0000 Hedge fund boss guilty in 'largest' insider trading case <p><!--summary start--> US hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has been found guilty of making tens of millions of dollars from insider trading. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2070317/hedge-fund-boss-guilty-largest-insider-trading https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/2070317/hedge-fund-boss-guilty-largest-insider-trading Thu, 12 May 2011 09:55:00 +0000 Sarkozy to block EU hedge fund legislation <p><!--summary start--> French MEPs may veto the Alternative Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) including a key provision for passporting of investment products, which would allow fund managers to sell products across Europe. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1735908/sarkozy-block-eu-hedge-fund-legislation https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1735908/sarkozy-block-eu-hedge-fund-legislation Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0000 Goldman Sachs accused of sub-prime fraud <p><!--summary start--> Goldman Sachs was today accused of fraud by a US financial watchdog over the make-up and marketing of a debt product tied to sub-prime mortgages. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1601551/goldman-sachs-accused-sub-prime-fraud https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1601551/goldman-sachs-accused-sub-prime-fraud Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:45:00 +0000 Hedge fund and commodities ETFs set for growth <p><!--summary start--> ETFs tracking commodities and hedge fund indices are the best placed to receive new inflows this year, a survey by db x-trackers reveals. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1592163/hedge-fund-commodities-etfs-set-growth https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1592163/hedge-fund-commodities-etfs-set-growth Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Future Capital Partners offers renewable fuel deal <p><!--summary start--> Future Capital Partners (FCP), the £6 billion alternative investment boutique, has struictured a private equity deal that will allow UK investors to engage in the rapidly growing Renewable Transport Fuels (RTF) sector for the first time. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1591565/future-capital-partners-offers-renewable-fuel-deal https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1591565/future-capital-partners-offers-renewable-fuel-deal Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:59:29 +0000 Hedge fund manager banned and fined £140,000 <p><!--summary start--> A ex-BlueBay hedge fund manager has been fined £140,000 and banned by the FSA for misleading investors and the regulator. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1590087/hedge-fund-manager-banned-fined-gbp140 https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1590087/hedge-fund-manager-banned-fined-gbp140 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:11:00 +0000 EU to crack down on hedge fund managers' pay <p><!--summary start--> The European Union is considering imposing tough new measures to curb the pay of private equity and hedge fund managers in a further clampdown on the sector. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1562140/eu-crack-hedge-fund-managers-pay https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1562140/eu-crack-hedge-fund-managers-pay Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0000 Bear Stearns hedge fund managers found not guilty <p><!--summary start--> Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been found not guilty of fraud. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1561736/bear-stearns-hedge-fund-managers-guilty https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1561736/bear-stearns-hedge-fund-managers-guilty Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:49:00 +0000 The liquidity charge <p><!--summary start--> Hedge funds are not typically viewed as major institutional users of ETFs. Yet the ability to utilise them for enhanced liquidity and rapid trading manoeuvres is attracting greater hedge fund uptake, as Helen Fowler reports <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1560288/-liquidity-charge https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1560288/-liquidity-charge Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:20:23 +0000 UK hedge funds may jump ship over EU Directive <p><!--summary start--> Some of the UK's largest hedge funds could bid Britain farewell unless the draft EU Alternatives Directive is "drastically modified," according to regulatory and consultancy firm Laven Partners. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1405955/uk-hedge-funds-jump-ship-eu-directive https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1405955/uk-hedge-funds-jump-ship-eu-directive Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:30:00 +0000 Cayman losing business to 'white list' centres <p><!--summary start--> The cost of not making the OECD "white list" could cost offshore centres tens of millions of dollars in business, the Cayman Islands Financial Services Association (CIFSA) says. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1334006/cayman-losing-business-white-list-centres https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1334006/cayman-losing-business-white-list-centres Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Barclays in gagging row over 'tax avoidance' - papers <p><!--summary start--> Barclays Bank obtained a court order early today banning the Guardian from publishing documents which showed how the bank set up companies to avoid hundreds of millions of pounds in tax. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1342082/barclays-gagging-row-tax-avoidance-papers https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1342082/barclays-gagging-row-tax-avoidance-papers Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +0000 AIMA slams short-selling cuts <p><!--summary start--> The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is urging regulators to end their bans on short-selling arguing it "doubts" whether the moves will achieve their intended results. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1347017/aima-slams-short-selling-cuts https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1347017/aima-slams-short-selling-cuts Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000 IMA defends stock lending <p><!--summary start--> The short-selling of bank shares is neither the sole nor principle reason for the falls in the price of certain shares in recent weeks according to the IMA. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1355521/ima-defends-stock-lending https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1355521/ima-defends-stock-lending Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:23:00 +0000 Brown vows to 'clean up' financial sector <p><!--summary start--> Gordon Brown says steps will be taken to bring an end to "irresponsible behaviour" in the money markets following the extraordinary events in the UK financial sector this week. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1347128/brown-vows-clean-financial-sector https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1347128/brown-vows-clean-financial-sector Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:40:00 +0000 AIMA to publish best-practice guide for fund of hedge funds <p><!--summary start--> The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is to publish a global best practices guide for fund of hedge fund managers. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1342292/aima-publish-practice-guide-fund-hedge-funds https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1342292/aima-publish-practice-guide-fund-hedge-funds Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0000 AIMA defends hedge funds after shorting 'scandal' <p><!--summary start--> The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has leapt to the defence of hedge funds as the industry comes under fire following recent market movements. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1348095/aima-defends-hedge-funds-shorting-scandal https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1348095/aima-defends-hedge-funds-shorting-scandal Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:00:00 +0000 Under the microscope <p><!--summary start--> Christopher Traulsen and Christine Benz explain how, through fund-hopping, investors frequently miss out on good performance, causing investor returns from a particular fund to differ greatly from the fund's annualised total return <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1330070/-microscope https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1330070/-microscope Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Hedge funds could cause systemic risks, says G7 <p><!--summary start--> The hedge fund industry has come under attack from the G7 finance ministers. At their February meet... <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1330697/hedge-funds-cause-systemic-risks-g7 https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1330697/hedge-funds-cause-systemic-risks-g7 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000 EC's hedge fund criticism ires Aima <p><!--summary start--> The Alternative Investment Management Association (Aima) has criticised a European Commission white ... <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1328781/ec-hedge-fund-criticism-ires-aima https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1328781/ec-hedge-fund-criticism-ires-aima Fri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Into the maze <p><!--summary start--> As pension schemes look to match assets to liabilities more closely, the alternative invesment industry is a hotbed of product offerings heavily influenced by developments in Europe <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1327229/-maze https://www.professionaladviser.com/feature/1327229/-maze Sat, 1 Oct 2005 01:00:00 +0000 Products <p><!--summary start--> A comprehensive list of the product launches covered in the magazine this month <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1330503/products https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1330503/products Sat, 1 May 2004 01:00:00 +0000 AIMA lobbie against SEC consultation paper <p><!--summary start--> AIMA has issued a response in opposition to proposed registration by non-US entities, following a co... <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1326852/aima-lobbie-sec-consultation-paper https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1326852/aima-lobbie-sec-consultation-paper Thu, 1 Apr 2004 01:00:00 +0000 BNP expands product range with long/short equity fund <p><!--summary start--> BNP Paribas plans to launch a long/short equity fund, a three-times leveraged fund and a fund of hed... <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1332880/bnp-expands-product-range-short-equity-fund https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1332880/bnp-expands-product-range-short-equity-fund Sun, 1 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Index providers fail FOFs in strategy classification <p><!--summary start--> markets & strategies <!--summary end--></p> https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1326850/index-providers-fail-fofs-strategy-classification https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/1326850/index-providers-fail-fofs-strategy-classification Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0000