Since 2012, the BVI has introduced three exciting and innovative investment fund products, namely: the BVI Approved Manager, the BVI Incubator Fund and the BVI Approved Fund. The Approved Manager was introduced at the end of 2012, followed by the
Q&A with Ivan Grech, Head of Business Development, FinanceMalta & Anatoli Grech, Executive Secretary of the Malta Funds Industry Association. What makes Malta’s funds industry an attractive proposition? Malta's reputation as a fund domicile was established with the island's accession
Apex Fund Services has completed its global implementation of Metrosoft’s compliance software, Fundsphere Compliance TA. The Fundsphere platform is designed to meet the complex requirements of today’s transfer agent. The deployment of this software across the Apex Group will
In a world where uncertainty appears to be replacing certainty, Guernsey is underlining its inherent stability amidst the changes that are affecting the regulatory, commercial and political realms. Guernsey's place as a centre of excellence for fund administration should be
By Natalie Bell, Harneys, British Virgin Islands – Segregated Portfolio Companies (SPCs) are now well recognised and widely used corporate vehicles, and we are seeing increasing demand for them in the funds context, writes BVI-based law firm Harneys. A segregated portfolio company
Akin Gump London partner Davina Garrod (pictured), who focuses on trade and financial regulatory issues, comments on the High Court ruling that the UK Government may not invoke Article 50 without parliamentary approval… An impressive bench of judges, including the
Investment manager Gina Miller (pictured) has won a High Court ruling forcing the UK government to hold a vote in Parliament over its plans to start the process of leaving the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May planned to use
Peel Hunt, an independent corporate broking, advisory and trading house, has selected Torstone Technology’s InfernoRC module to comply with the transaction reporting obligations of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and its accompanying Regulation (MiFIR). The news follows
CloudMargin, has launched an interactive “FlightPlan” microsite designed to help financial institutions globally navigate the uncleared margin rules and other regulations impacting their collateral management function. The site enables visitors to identify and tailor information most pertinent to their business
A Thomson Reuters report reveals that 88 per cent of financial institutions will work strategically across regulatory agencies over the next two years. Financial institutions are recognising the benefits of harmonised approaches to data management, enabling them to leverage data
