By James Williams – With the search for alpha harder than ever, hedge fund managers are subsequently becoming more creative in how they trade: greater use of synthetic products and OTC derivatives has made the trading environment more complex, requiring
Interview with Darren Stainrod – “In the coming year, the biggest impact on administrators is going to be FATCA and the amount of reporting on investors that’s going to be required and whether that reporting is going to be to
WyeTree Asset Management has launched its latest fund, the WyeTree Yield Distribution Fund, as an Irish master/feeder structure. The fund will be managed by a London-based team led by Judith Sciamma (pictured) and will be investing in the mortgage-backed securities
By Ashley Gunning, Walkers – Twelve months on from the Weavering decision it is interesting to look at how the approach to corporate governance has evolved amongst our clients. Although the decision did not in itself create any new law,
Plato Partnership, a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, is collaborating with BMLL Technologies to provide twelve daily T+1 market quality metrics to enable more transparency and information across the trading landscape in Europe. This
By Ras Sipko, chief operating officer, Koger – Fund administrators are today under intense pressure to perform as they face greater scrutiny than ever before from clients. Showing that they are operating within industry best practices to help boost their
By Canover Watson, managing director, Admiral Administration – Worldwide, the hedge fund administration industry continues to go through an accelerating phase of consolidation. This is driven by the increasing sophistication of administration, with significant concomitant investment required to install and
Interview with Jeff Short & Keiran Hutchison – Although introduced a few years back, Financial Interpretation Number 48 (FIN 48) has recently become a high priority focus for Cayman fund managers involved in the liquidation of their fund(s). “Initially people
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has launched a new ‘MiFID II Eligibility as a Service’ tool. MiFID II brings many challenges to buy and sell-side firms, including the requirement to report trades to the regulator on a
By James Williams – Last year’s Weavering case could have been a hammer blow for Cayman as the world’s leading offshore fund domicile. But, if anything, it helped reinforce its image as a jurisdiction where fund governance is taken seriously,
