Bobby Johal, Managing Consultant, at Cordium, responds to the European Commission’s announcement that it has started work on the review of the AIFMD… The news that the European Commission has issued a tender for a one-year market study into the AIFMD
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG Metrics, a set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics for 8,500 companies globally. The tool can be used for in-house analytical models or for clients developing their own investment strategies. ESG Metrics was
With all the regulatory developments in recent times, and the ominous spectre of MiFID II looming large, it is fair to say that these are busy and exciting times for regulatory advisory firms. Duff & Phelps is no exception, with
Harneys operates through 14 international locations and its global funds practice advises on all aspects of offshore investment funds, establishment, maintenance and restructuring both in distressed and planned scenarios. The firm's investment funds practice has continued to grow, particularly in
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made an award of approximately USD2.5 million to an individual whistleblower. In ordering the award, the CFTC took into account the significance of early reporting of misconduct, however, the award was reduced because
Sadis & Goldberg LLP is one of New York's leading financial services focused law firms. Known both domestically and internationally as a dominant force in the financial services sector, Sadis & Goldberg serves clients throughout the world and was recently
Quoniam, a quantitative asset management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, with more than EUR26 billion in assets under management, has implemented Axioma Risk to improve the quality of its daily risk reporting. Axioma Risk provides complex risk reports as well as
Fintech company Koger has deployed its flagship NTAS platform for fund administration and compliance in the cloud. NTAS is a share registry system that manages fund tracking, reporting and fee calculation. More than 8,000 funds with USD2 trillion in
The Project Sentinel collaboration is on track to deliver an industry-standard, fully MiFID II compliant platform by the fourth quarter of 2017. Following assessments of technology providers in September 2016, a core group of banks have now committed to the
Citco has launched an enhanced version of its risk and transparency offering which will enable clients to monitor and assess risk using flexible, customisable tools. The technology is available to Citco clients and other alternative investment firms. Citco’s suite
