Timothe Fuchs (pictured) is the CEO of eponymous Luxembourg-based Fuchs Asset Management. With regulation becoming so vast and complex, especially in Europe, he is in no doubt that alternative investment managers need all the help they can get with respect to the day-to-day operational and compliance demands of running AIFMD-compliant funds. "Managers are getting fed up with all the reporting obligations they need to face each day. Also, and equally important, they are looking to use the European passport under AIFMD, especially now with the Brexit decision, given that large European institutional investors prefer regulated fund structures," says Fuchs.  As

As asset managers face a barrage of global regulation and compliance demands, one of the biggest challenges they face is knowing who is responsible for the firm's data and where its source is located.  This requires having a proper data governance framework in place to control how and where data moves from source to a range of various outputs required for regulatory and fund distribution purposes.  Of course, this is easier said than done. Data is like water: one can never control exactly where it is going but one can at least funnel the majority of it and know where

Fund jurisdictions will need to keep their finger on the pulse of digital technology if they are to remain competitive over the coming years. Disruptive players are springing up on a daily basis offering innovative payment solutions, transaction solutions to improve efficiency.  Blockchain technology is set to be widely embraced by financial institutions. Just this week, Reuters reported that the first cross-border transaction between banks using multiple blockchain applications had taken place between Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Wells Fargo & Co. Luxembourg is well aware of the challenges and opportunities that disruptive technology presents and recognises the key role

The introduction of the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund under the Luxembourg Bill of Law N∞6929 (Bill 6929) this year could be a game changer for the jurisdiction. In short, the RAIF is an investment fund product that removes the double layer of regulation. Rather, the regulation focuses on the AIFM and crucially, gives fund sponsors a quicker time to market.  "I would use two words to describe the RAIF: revolutionary and innovative," says Kavitha Ramachandran, Director of MS Management Services, a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of the Maitland group, a leading global fund administrator. "I say revolutionary because of the move away from direct product regulation and the short turn-around time