FT Mandate, June 2009 Despite surviving the market downturn so far, smaller administrators are in danger of running out of steam, as client demand for improved technology and higher standards of service may price them out of the game. By Gerry O’Kane. It comes as no surprise that the recession has hit every area...
FT Mandate, June 2009 The EC’s draft regulations for the alternative investment industry demand greater transparency, reduced leverage and higher liquidity from funds. By Gerry O’Kane. The relative silence from the alternative investment market on the new European Commission (EC) draft rules should come as no surprise. The EC announced the draft directive on...
FT Mandate, October 2008 Volatility trading is no longer the preserve of hedge funds as traditional investors look to exploit the huge spikes in the market. By Gerry O’Kane. The one consistency the markets have been showing in recent months is volatility. Where there is movement, the investment sector finds opportunity and in recent...
Citywire, Dec 03, 2003 Broker-managed funds are back in the news over claims that some of them may be involved in trading abuses such as market timing; Gerry O’Kane looks at the £750 million sector and finds it has seen better, if seedier, days. As we revealed last week, Canada Life is about to...
Citywire, Monday 01 December 2003 Pentagon Capital Management, the London-based broker fund manager that has been linked to the controversial practice of market timing, has had business relationships with Royal & SunAlliance and Canada Life, reports Gerry O’Kane. Royal & SunAlliance terminated its relationship with Pentagon earlier this year but Canada Life has maintained...
