By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298 billion – a 16 per cent year-on-year increase – to a record high of EUR2.4 trillion1, a
By Mark Crossan, Bridge Consulting – Irish Funds are on the move again. Every couple of years there is a new product evolution. In 2015 we had the introduction of the ICAV (Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle) and 2018 is
By Gayle Bowen & Aongus McCarthy, Pinsent Masons – Under new rules implemented by the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) last month, Irish Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIFS (“L-QIAIFs”) are now permitted to adopt broader credit focussed strategies. Previously L-QIAIFs
Ireland’s investment funds industry shows no sign of slowing with total AUM reaching EUR2.4 trillion by end of 2017. That’s a 16 per cent growth year-on-year and represents a new high watermark for the jurisdiction, as alternative fund managers continue
Calls from Guernsey for greater mutual recognition of financial regulatory standards have been endorsed in a new report from an independent think tank. The Institute of Economic Affairs has made the recommendation as part of a report on improving global
Following a decision by the UK’s House of Commons to force the Overseas Territories to adopt public registers of beneficial ownership of companies, the Premier of the British Virgin Islands has responded swiftly to reassure the financial sector and those who use
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, and MAP Financial Technologies Limited, (MAP FinTech), a specialist in regulatory reporting solutions, have formed a research and development partnership. The partnership will focus on the two firms’ complementary areas of regulatory
Glue42, a company that delivers simplified desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, has partnered with RocketFin Consulting to extend its capabilities from classic interop into the world of business analytics, insight and process optimisation. The partnership will enable financial institutions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has canceled its meeting to vote on proposed rule changes to its whistleblower program. According to the SEC’s open meeting website, the meeting, previously scheduled for October 23rd, is “Cancelled.” It is reported that
Well over half of asset managers at financial services firms (58 per cent) say that recent industry regulations have resulted in their organisation either investing in new technology or bringing in a third party to help meet new data management
