A London-based company has unveiled a new web-based marketing compliance tool that it says is aiming to transform marketing compliance for the alternative investment fund management (AIFM) industry. Sales Road Maps Online (SRMO) provides AIFMs with key marketing compliance “rules
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on proposed guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers. ESMA’s future guidelines will apply to managers managing alternative investment funds including hedge funds, private equity funds and real
In its report for the IDA last year, Deloitte & Touche suggested that encouraging hedge fund managers to set up shop in Ireland would be a good way to give the country’s financial sector new moment
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Peter Madoff, the brother of Bernie Madoff, with committing fraud, making false statements to regulators, and falsifying books and records in order to create the false appearance of a functioning compliance programme over
Deutsche Börse Group and RegTek.Solutions have partnered to deliver a certified testing and pre-validation service for clients of Deutsche Börse’s Regulatory Reporting Hub. Available from the fourth quarter of this year, the new service addresses feedback from clients and regulators
Newedge Group, a provider of multi-asset brokerage and clearing, says it supports the European Commission’s legislative proposals to reform the over-the-counter derivatives market. The firm recently submitted its comments to the Commission’s Public Consultation on Derivatives and Market Infrastructures. Newedge
More than 125 delegates at the Channel Islands Funds Forum, held at the Hotel de France on 28 September and sponsored by KPMG, heard from a number of expert speakers that EU and US laws coming into force over the
By James Tinworth (pictured), partner in the hedge funds practice at Stephenson Harwood – As the name suggests, the EU’s directive on alternative investment fund managers (AIFMD) applies to “AIFMs”, namely “legal persons” whose regular business is “managing” one or
Evidence shows that Guernsey continues to meet the demands of both private equity managers and their investor base, writes Guernsey Finance chief executive Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured)… Guernsey’s pedigree as a leading funds domicile relies on its ability to continually
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority has welcomed a series of regulatory changes to the DIFC’s collective investment funds regime. The changes were made following recommendations made by a panel of market practitioners and implemented by the Dubai Financial Services
