Information on setting up an investment fund in Malta
Based on information supplied by the Malta Financial Services Authority
Based on information supplied by the Malta Financial Services Authority
LCH.Clearnet Ltd is to launch its SwapClear Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) service for US clients on March 8, 2011, as all regulatory requirements are now complete. LCH.Clearnet has been a CFTC registered Derivatives Clearing Organisation clearing OTC interest rate swaps

Harewood Solutions, part of BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking, is adding to its stable of income funds with the launch of a new IFSL Harewood US Enhanced Income Fund structured as an OEIC. The objective of the fund is
GML Capital has selected Quintillion as administrator for several new investment funds for which GML acts as investment manager.

Institutional investors are predicting increased rates of growth in hedge fund assets in 2014, according to the Credit Suisse’s sixth annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey. “Onwards and Upwards”, which presents the views of some 500 respondents representing USD1.16trn of hedge
FundQuest, a managed account services provider, has adjusted its recommended allocation to include three additional asset classes on its open architecture platform for financial adviser

By Sherri Ortiz – Competition between international financial centres is keener than ever, but the British Virgin Islands has many strong arguments to attract clients from all over the world. Alongside the strengthening and deepening of relationships with existing clients,

By Peter Todd – The British Virgin Islands has been a leading player in the international fund industry for years thanks to strengths that include a relatively light regulatory touch, but one that is robust enough to stand up to
Insparo Asset Management has announced plans to ramp up the marketing of its Africa and Middle East fund to investors.

By Simon Gray – The outlook for the fund industry in the British Virgin Islands continues to brighten thanks to increasing investor confidence and reassurance that offshore funds are now unlikely to be shut out of European markets, as once