With the recent introduction of the Notified AIF regime, Malta is positioning itself to provide fund promoters with an unregulated fund where speed to market is of the essence. Over the years, Malta has become a jurisdiction of choice for
The shock Brexit result this June sent ripples across Europe as individual Member States absorbed the news. And whilst some jurisdictions have been quick to seize the initiative on the back of the uncertainty that UK firms face – especially
All 24 global banks subject to the new over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives margining regulations, which came into effect on 1 September, are now using the AcadiaSoft Hub. The Hub is the first-ever central margining service for non-cleared OTC derivatives. It automates
Grassi Fund Administration Services (GFAS) has launched a compliance and regulatory services division. GFAS provides compliance and regulatory services to enable its clients to establish and maintain rigorous compliance programmes, risk assessments, mock audits and anti-money laundering and KYC services.
Cumbersome client data acquisition and onboarding processes, along with trading delays due to missing or inaccurate client documentation, are top concerns for buy-side firms, according to a report from TABB Group. The study found 62 per cent of respondents experience
eflow, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions, has formed a new partnership with IP Sentinel to provide a ‘holistic and unified’ trade monitoring and market surveillance solution.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order approving the transfer of all open interest in credit default swaps (CDS) at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to ICE Clear Credit (ICC). The CFTC acted at the request of
Colt PrizmNet financial extranet is enabling connectivity to a cloud-based ecosystem of MiFID II compliant solutions, helping capital markets firms deal with the various aspects of the directive which is due to come into force in January 2018. Current partners
Huobi Asset Management (Hong Kong), the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Huobi Technology Holdings, has been granted with Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) licenses by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to conduct the respective
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Jason B Scharf, a worldwide web of companies he controlled, and affiliate marketer Michael Shah and his company Zilmil, with unlawfully soliciting and accepting more than USD16 million in connection with illegal
