Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, is the first advisory and consulting group to be granted AIFM licensing by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Kinetic Partners (Luxembourg) Management Company can now operate as a “Super ManCo”, offering
The International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication has announced that the Settlements Working Group has developed three new market practices for implementati
Sandell Asset Management has selected SS&C GlobeOp to provide a range of fund administration, risk and regulatory support services, including support for FATCA and Form PF. SS&C GlobeOp’s technology platform, coupled with the expertise of its team in risk and
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has welcomed the statement of the G20 as an endorsement of its recent work to close the regulatory gaps in financial securities
Proposed revisions to the ‘fair value’ accounting standard, FAS 157, would weaken the standard and create inconsistencies in valuations, according to Espen Robak, president of Pluris Va
The European Securities and Markets Authority, which succeeded the Committee of European Securities Regulators at the beginning of this year, has asked for industry comment on the advice it proposes to send to the European Commission on detailed implementation measures
Hedge fund industry representatives have welcomed the agreement among the G20 leaders in London to work toward stabilisation of the global financial system and emphasised the role the indu
The G20 summit has reached its conclusion with a united front, after a last-minute squabble with China about whether Hong Kong and Macau should be classified as tax havens, and it’s now of
Markit and Creditex, in partnership with 14 credit derivative dealers, have conducted a credit event auction to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Washington
ConceptONE has completed one of the first Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Annex IV transparency reports. The new regulatory report was submitted to the FCA in the industry's inaugural round of Annex IV filings using ConceptONE's RegERM platform. AIFMD presents
