By A Paris – As the global focus on regulation continues to ramp up, the financial industry in the Cayman Islands is shoring up its legislation to remain at the forefront of change and strengthen its position as a fund domicile.
By CIMA – For the past five decades, the Cayman Islands has maintained its position as the number one domicile for hedge funds. Central to its success is a comprehensive regulatory framework and the ability to adapt to evolving international standards,
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury management and portfolio finance solutions, and HedgeLegal, a specialist in trading document negotiation for the buy side, have published “Clearing up the Uncleared Margin Rules: A Comprehensive Guide for Hedge Fund and Asset Managers.”The
Regulatory compliance firm Optima Partners has appointed former Bain Capital chief compliance office Alan K Halfenger as a Partner at the firm. In his role at Optima, Halfenger (pictured) will focus on the regulatory and compliance needs of private equity
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities regulator, has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance to address leverage risks in the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) sector.
By Jude Scott, Cayman Finance – Governments around the world have taken dramatic action to address the health risks caused by Covid-19, but doing so has also created a wide range of significant economic risks as well. While health is the
Law firm Proskauer’s Hedge Fund Group has launched a new ‘how to’ handbook which addresses common securities and trading questions and issues received by hedge fund clients. Using real world problems based on actual client interactions, the handbook provides a
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is to further streamline and enhance its global trade reporting capabilities as market participants prepare for the upcoming reporting requirements contained within the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR), which are expected to begin
Fintech company Capital.com is the first CFD trading platform to become fully compliant with the regulations published by the European Security and Markets Authority (ESMA). ESMA has set out a series of sensible measures designed to protect retail traders from unsustainable or
RIMES, a specialist in data management and RegTech solutions, and SOTERIA, a real-time communication compliance and surveillance solution, have completed an initial product integration phase as they look to provide financial firms with a comprehensive monitoring solution to facilitate compliance
