NEX Regulatory Reporting, a NEX Group business which provides regulatory reporting services across global regulatory regimes, has launched a new solution to support the EMIR Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) Rewrite. Due to come into effect on 28 October 2017, ESMA’s
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – If you hadn’t already got enough on the agenda for this year, MiFID II – Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II – and its accompanying regulation, Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) are looming
By Jean Farrugia & Robert Higgans, DF Advocates – One of the innovative fund structures available in Malta, the Notified Alternative Investment Fund (NAIF) Regime, which was launched by the Malta Financial Services Authority in April 2016, has come up
The US CFTC has issued an Order filing and settling charges against The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) for engaging in spoofing a variety of futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. This included
By George Ralph, RFA – It’s August already, and 2017 is over half gone. There are two major pieces of legislation coming into effect in early 2018, which will affect alternative investment firms in the UK, and firms worldwide who
Q&A with Joseph Camilleri, Executive Head, Business Development & Corporate Services at BOV Fund Services Ltd Within the context of a highly regulated fund industry, how is Malta coping to ensure it keeps pace with bigger fund domiciles? Most
Key to the success of any fund jurisdiction is a commitment to constant innovation and in that respect Malta, a tiny island nestled in the Mediterranean, has much to be excited about. Whether it is the streamlining of regulation, the
The ID Register, an online platform which makes the Know Your Client (KYC) process quicker, easier and more cost effective, passed its first birthday on 22 July. Since its launch the platform has grown rapidly with more than 17,500 registered
In a complete reversal of the previous administration’s hardline approach to algo trading, the CFTC has revealed it will review and simplify its oversight, calling the previous approach “a top-level disregard for the enormity of the trading method spectrum, and,
Cayman based corporate governance firm, Five Continents Partners, has added a highly-experienced hedge fund Chief Operating Officer (COO) to its growing team. Richard Muckle (pictured), has joined Five Continents Partners this month as a director. Although new to Five Continents,
