On 21 January 2016, the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) published a press release (dated 19 January 2016) summarising lessons learned from its first table top cyber-attack simulation for hedge fund managers in London. http://bit.ly/1SAnpop The aim of the simulation was to explore the response of hedge fund managers to three scenarios: Data theft and […]

The latest HFSB consultation (CP4) on managing conflicts of interest (launched in March 2015) has been completed and the amendments have been published. The new amendments will come into effect on 2 May 2016 and the HFSB signatories are given six months to achieve conformity with them on a comply-or-explain basis. Please see all the […]

Following an earlier consultation the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has issued a revised version of its standards. The revised standards will be effective from 2 May 2016 and aim to: strengthen internal compliance procedures; and improve disclosure of conflicts of interest. Signatories to the HSFB have six months to comply or explain their conformity […]