Hedge Funds

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.

Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been found not guilty of fraud.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is to publish a global best practices guide for fund of hedge fund managers.