Malta has come a long way as a fund jurisdiction since it joined the EU in 2004. Through June 2015, Malta had 146 licenced entities holding Category 1A (advisory), Category 3A and Category 4A licences. In terms of growth trends,
Global advisory and fund administration firm Maitland has appointed David Hathorn, until recently the CEO of FTSE 100 packaging and paper giant Mondi, to the firm’s board as a non-executive director. Hathorn (pictured) will also act as chairman of
Guernsey's funds industry is demonstrating clear value to fund managers and is increasingly being viewed as a world-leading jurisdiction in which to establish investment funds; in particular hedge funds and private equity funds. A report authored by KPMG and commissioned
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order of registration to Eurex Zurich, a foreign board of trade (FBOT) in Switzerland, allowing the company to provide its identified members or other participants located in the US with
Gibraltar is a peninsula located on the southern tip of Iberia and is home to 32,000 people. It is the only British jurisdiction located in continental Europe. For managers, particularly those based in the UK, who are searching for options
Global independent fund administrator Apex Fund Services has become the first administrator to receive in principle approval from the ADGM to carry out regulated activity in the jurisdiction. Under the in principle approval, the grant of financial services permission
Dillon Eustace is one of Ireland's leading law firms focusing on corporate and M&A, financial services, banking and capital markets, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, insurance and taxation. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the firm's international practice has seen it
Since the BVI introduced the Approved Manager regime at the end of 2012 demand has been strong. Currently, there are 101 Approved Managers licensed in the BVI. In its initial incarnation, any manager running an open-ended BVI fund with no
Neuberger Berman has broadened its suite of alternative investment solutions with the launch of two UCITS funds employing collateralised index put writing strategies. The Neuberger Berman US Equity Index PutWrite and Global Equity Index PutWrite funds seek to generate
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry, has become co-chair of the Open Protocol Working Group. The Open Protocol template standardises the collection and representation of risk information of hedge funds
