FRSGlobal has joined Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, a regulatory compliance and risk management business. The combination of these two businesses will enable FRSGlobal to offer compliance and risk solutions that cover operational risk, regulatory compliance and financial risk and reporting.
An increasingly carbon-constrained world could pose formidable challenges for the global oil sector, according to a report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Carbon Tracker Initiative. The report, “What A Carbon-Constrained Future Could Mean For Oil Companies’ Creditworthiness”, indicates
HedgeMark International has hosted the first of its newly launched “Meet the Managers” series at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The inaugural breakfast gave qualified attendees the opportunity to learn more about the strategies and investment outlooks of
Morgan Stanley has selected GlobeOp Financial Services to provide independent middle and back office services and daily data and reporting for its managed account platform Alphas. "Managed accounts require significant infrastructure to meet fund manager and investor demands for operational
Ogier Cayman announced has been named ‘Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm’ under the 2013 Hedgeweek Global Awards programme. The honour was announced at a luncheon in London held on 1 March 2013. “As a firm we take great pride in
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index gained 0.29 per cent in August in tumultuous market conditions, with returns from arbitrage and futures managers contributing the most to performance. Six of nine Greenwich investable indices moved higher on the month, as some
Chris Wyllie (pictured), CIO, and William Beverley, head of macroeconomic research, at Iveagh, offer their investment commentary in the wake of Italy’s election [non]result… Back in January we identified the elections in Italy as a short term potential smoking gun
In the second of two articles, Grant Stein (pictured), global managing partner of international law firm Walkers, argues that the Cayman Islands have a long-standing record of compliance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s five standards for tax
Absolute return (AR) strategies appear to be gaining acceptance and momentum among financial advisers, according to the Brinker Capital’s Q4 Brinker Barometer survey. Almost half (48 per cent) of advisers said they already use AR strategies in their client portfolios,
Alter Domus has opened two offices in Belgium and Malta. Dominique Robyns, chief executive of Alter Domus, says: “As a preferred provider of outsourced administration services adapted to institutionals and alternative investment funds as well as to corporate and private
