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,
By Mike Saville, Grant Thornton – Previously, a number of superstar hedge fund managers felt that investors should be honoured to have their subscriptions accepted, and consequently dictated the terms of the investment. Today, however, things have changed. Increasingly, institutional
By Ian Gobin, partner, Appleby – Want to set-up your own hedge fund? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent report by the Financial Times, last year more than 1,100 new hedge funds launched globally, the highest number
The City of New Haven’s Employee Retirement Fund has invested USD8m in IndexIQ’s multi-strategy hedge fund replication separately managed account vehicle. This allocation represents the first time the City of New Haven’s Employee Retirement Fund has invested in a hedge
