Ozannes and Mourant du Feu & Jeune, two offshore law firms, have merged to create Mourant Ozannes. The merged firm brings together two legal practices in Guernsey and Jersey to create a firm with industry knowledge across the Channel Islands. With over 200 fee-earners and 50 partners practising from offices
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a set of principles regarding cross-border supervisory cooperation developed by its technical committee’s task force on supervisory cooperation. These principles, accompanied by a report and sample memorandum of understanding, set out how securities regulators can better build and maintain cross-border cooperative relationships
The Alternative Investment Management Association says it is concerned that many of the proposals in the texts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive discussed by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and European finance ministers at the Ecofin meeting are impractical and unworkable. Andrew Baker, chief executive
Guernsey’s Chief Minister Lyndon Trott has been reinforcing the island’s position as a leader in tax transparency during meetings with officials in Washington. The Chief Minister last week met with Michael Mundaca, assistant secretary of the US Treasury Department, to discuss the continuing cooperative efforts of the two jurisdictions on
Offshore law firm Walkers says it has seen burgeoning growth in its insolvency and corporate recovery practice, especially in Asia. To provide more resources to Asian-based clients, Walkers has appointed Guy Locke (pictured), global head of Walkers’ insolvency and corporate recovery group, as head of Asia. Walkers has also strengthened
Law firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells and completed the combination of their two firms. The partners of both firms voted to combine the businesses in December 2009. Hogan Lovells as more than 40 offices throughout the world, including associated offices in Croatia, Hungary and Saudi Arabia. Warren Gorrell (pictured)
The Alternative Investment Management Association has welcomed the statement by the French and German Finance Ministers, Christine Lagarde and Wolfgang Schäuble, that qualified investors should be free to invest in funds from all around the globe irrespective of quality standards set for European hedge funds. Aima chief executive Andrew Baker
The Alternative Investment Management Association has welcomed the call by G20 finance officials for a consistent and coordinated approach to the oversight of hedge funds. Todd Groome (pictured), chairman of Aima, says this is important for a global industry and is supportive of the goals set by global leaders. “While
China Select Capital Partners has received approval to manage Renminbi-denominated investment funds from the municipal government of Suzhou Industrial Park as an onshore fund management company. "China Select is one of the first Canadian firms to be granted a license to manage RMB-denominated private equity funds in China," says Joseph
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has proposed a series of changes to the general business conduct and practice code of conduct issued under the Investment Business Act 2003 that aim to improve practices among investment providers. The project stems from a review the authority conducted in 2009 into disclosure practices prevalent
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