One of the primary reasons for investment managers choosing to use regulatory hosted services such as those provided by Mirabella, part of the Cordium group, is because of the time it takes regulators to approve manager applications; sometimes up to
For EU and non-EU managers, the ability to choose between AIFMD or UCITS regimes to bring a regulated fund product to market with minimal fuss is a compelling one. With its unique business model, ML Capital has proven to the
Regulatory reporting remains a pertinent issue for a lot of fund managers under AIFMD. One of the attractions of going with a fully outsourced AIFM, which can also provide sub-fund capabilities for those dipping their toe into Europe, is that
Two of the most important considerations for any hedge fund manager under AIFMD are deciding on who to appoint as an external AIFM (or "Management Company") and also who to appoint as a depositary; the latter of which is discussed
Linedata has released the latest version of fund accounting software Linedata Mfact, focusing on streamlining and automating key processes and enhancing exception management capabilities. This has been achieved by delivering new business process management (BPM) capabilities, enhanced corrections processing, an
Worth Venture Partners (Worth), an emerging manager hedge fund platform headquartered in Manhattan, has secured a USD100 million investment by Lombard International (Lombard) in a diversified portfolio of emerging hedge fund strategies, the WVP Emerging Manager Onshore Fund. Lydian Advisory
TradeStation Group, parent company of broker-dealer and futures commission merchant TradeStation Securities, the award-winning broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, has announced that Salomon Sredni will retire as President and CEO and from the board of directors effective 31 March, 2016.
CME Group has made a number of Managing Director promotions, all of which took effect in February. Peter Keavey, 47, has been appointed Managing Director and Global Head, Crude & Refined Energy Products. Based in New York, Keavey is responsible
BP Capital Fund Advisors has appointed Brad Olsen as Principal and Portfolio Manager of the TwinLine MLP Fund and the TwinLine Energy Fund. Olsen will lead the Firm's midstream/energy infrastructure research and investment effort. He brings 10 years of experience in midstream and
Hedge funds posted gains in February, outperforming US equities for the third consecutive month, as equity, credit and energy markets traded in a wide and volatile intra-month range, according to data released today by HFR. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite
