The Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML), the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and Regulation (MAR) are the three biggest regulatory pressures across EMEA, according to research by data virtualisation specialist Delphix. The study into the regulations most
RIMES, a provider of managed data services for the buy-side, has launched RegFocus, a buy-side monitoring and detection solution for the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). RegFocus is designed to meet regulatory obligations under MAR and many other surveillance regulations, reducing buy-side
Tim Thornton, (pictured) COO, Fund Services, MUFG Investor Services has commented that the loss of AIFMD passporting rights that enable UK-based alternative fund managers to market products across the EU has been one of the industry’s main concerns since the
The number of Jersey-registered alternative investment fund managers marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) continued to rise in H1 2016. According to figures from the Jersey Financial Services
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has further recommended Guernsey for a ‘third country’ passport under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). In its final assessment to the European Commission, Parliament and Council, ESMA stated that there are
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its new data challenge facility. This offers any interested party an easy and convenient means
RSRCHXchange, the online marketplace for institutional research, has formed a strategic partnership with Substantive Research, an independent curator of daily macroeconomic investment research for asset managers and asset owners. The partnership will close the gap between new research and point
Over the years, Ireland has built out its financial services industry to become Europe's de facto onshore alternative funds domicile. Up until March 2015, the most popular legal entity was the Irish Plc, also known as a Part XIII Company.
By Ebony Myles-Berry, International Management Services – In December 2015, the Cayman Islands published the Limited Liability Companies Bill that introduced the Cayman Islands Limited Liability Company (the “Cayman LLC”). The Cayman LLC is modelled on both the Delaware Limited
Such has been the pace of regulatory change in recent years that there now appears to be a degree of overlap between UCITS V and AIFMD as European regulators and the European Commission commit to enhancing investor protection, not just
