Shinhan Investment Corp. and Cathay Futures Corp have become Trading Members on Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) derivatives market. Shinhan Investment is SGX’s first derivatives Trading Member from South Korea. Originally established in 1973, the Seoul-based securities brokerage and investment bank is
Paladin Capital Group, headquartered in Washington DC, is a leading global private equity investor in some of the world’s most innovative companies; particularly those that are developing new technologies in the cybersecurity space. Mike Steed (pictured), Paladin’s Founder and Managing
Muzinich & Co, a corporate credit specialist, has opened a new office in Singapore, its first in Asia. Muzinich & Co (Singapore) Pt. Limited has obtained a Capital Markets Services License for fund management from the Monetary Authority of Singapore
For many start-up fund managers, the prospect of setting up a hedge fund in today's regulatory climate can feel like swimming upstream. That is why the turnkey solution offered by fund administrators, which allows managers to work with one service
IHS Markit has launched RPA Manager, a comprehensive service helping asset managers acquire investment research in compliance with MiFID II. To reduce the potential for conflicts of interest, MiFID II requires asset managers to separate payments for research from trading
Despite being a relatively new entrant to the BVI, global law firm Mourant Ozannes is fielding its fair share of enquiries in relation to fund formation. The firm established its BVI office with Corporate, Finance and Litigation practices in 2012,
LoCorr Funds has appointed Ann Senne as Chief Operating Officer as of 1 February, 2016. Senne will be heading up the management and oversight of product research and development, marketing, and the fund management process for LoCorr. She will drive
Waymark Tech, a provider of regulatory intelligence software, has launched a new AI-powered tool that automatically identifies regulatory crossovers and conflicts between incoming regulations, such as MiFID II, GDPR, and PRIIPS. Accessible immediately from within Waymark’s Wayfinder product, the real-time
A new survey by JWG has found that 90 per cent of buy-side firms believe they are at either high or medium risk of not being MiFID II compliant by the January 2018 deadline, despite this date having already been
Since the BVI introduced the Approved Manager regime at the end of 2012 demand has been encouraging, but it has taken time to build. Currently, there are 101 Approved Investment Managers licensed in the BVI, based on figures published by
