Guernsey’s commitment to meeting international standards of transparency and exchange of information in tax matters was further underlined last week, with the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Republic of Slovenia. Iztok Jarc, Ambassador of the
Dematco, Inc a specialist in dematerialising and converting insurance instruments from paper form to electronic form, has announced a 50% revenue sharing agreement with Toronto-based hedge fund manager Quantus Investment Corp. Investment instruments and derivative products will be created from
Kuwait-based bank Warba Bank (Warba) has appointed investment consultant MJ Hudson Allenbridge to advise on the building out of its investment strategy and portfolio, including manager selection and integrated legal and investment due diligence. MJ Hudson Allenbridge will be working
Phaunos Timber Fund has reached agreement by mutual consent to terminate its investment management agreement with FourWinds Capital Management with immediate effect. The company has established a new subsidiary, Phaunos Boston, through which it intends to manage its assets.
MJ Hudson and MW Cornish & Co have merged their respective private equity and hedge funds practices with immediate effect. The merged firm, known as MJ Hudson, will be committed to providing a specialist legal service to the global alternative
Neuberger Berman has broadened its alternative investment platform with the acquisition of specialist asset manager Cartesian Re, which, with its affiliate Iris Re, manages more than USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM) focussing on the insurance-linked strategies (ILS) asset
FundRock Management Company (FundRock) has completed the acquisition of SEB Fund Services (SEB FS) from Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (SEB). The deal was first announced on 22 May and has concluded following regulatory approval from the Commission de
The British Columbia Securities Commission has settled with two men who admitted to participating in an alleged market manipulation involving a US over-the-counter issuer. In two separate settlement agreements with BCSC staff, BC residents Malkeet Singh Bains and Narvinder Singh
BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash. The combination of eFront with
Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP (DSP) is closing two funds within its Melchior range of UK OEIC Funds. The move has been made in order to focus its efforts on a smaller number of funds. The Melchior Japan Opportunities Fund
