By Arne Bolch, GSK – On 1 August 2016, the Luxembourg Act on reserved alternative investment funds (RAIF), entered into force. It allowed for the setting up of RAIFs, with their defining feature of indirect supervision by their AIFM rather than direct
By Bob Kneip, KNEIP – For all its trillions of assets under management, the funds industry is still relatively young and immature. It remains highly fragmented and suffers from hyper-regulation. Over time, this has led to layers of inefficiency. Whilst
BidFX has launched a new desktop-installed FX trading app powered by the OPenFin operating system.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Aquis Technologies’ new connectivity hub, Aquis Market Gateway (AMG), has significantly increased the number of active users in the last quarter and, according to the company, is now Europe’s leading SI connectivity network. The AMG, which went live in early
In 2013, at the time the AIFM Directive was introduced, Luxembourg’s lawmakers took the opportunity to revamp the two existing limited partnerships with legal personality – the partnership limited by shares (SCA or société en commandite par action) and the
Following on the tried and tested UCITS experience and further strengthened by AIFMD, the delegation ManCo model has been successfully operated for many years and an entire ecosystem has been built around it, allowing among other benefits significant amounts of
Chronicle Software (Chronicle) says its latest Chronicle FIX solution is helping institutions improve the performance of their trading platforms.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
One of the key roles that technology plays in global FX and OTC markets, which by their nature are highly fragmented, is the price discovery process; something that is set to become even more critical for MiFID entities in Europe
Strategic Capital Fund Management, an alternative investment product sponsor, has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer who brings extensive experience in the hedge fund, private equity, and real estate accounting space. Scott Corkery will
EDI has launched a newly designed website and refreshed branding, with the aim of creating a user-friendly browsing experience for users. EDI says the website has a sleek, intuitive design and consistent site-wide navigation system with improved menu functionality that
