A new fund structure for Jersey has been devised by Jersey-based law firm Crill Canavan and fund administrator Herald Fund Services. The Standard Form Expert Fund, the first fund of which has been approved by the Jersey Financial Services Commission,
By Douglas Shulman, Director, Regulatory Compliance team, Kinetic Partners US LLP – Each General Counsel (GC) and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) faces the innate pressure of preparing for an SEC exam and, ultimately, leading their firm to a successful result.
Simon Firth (London) and Dr Christopher Martin (Berlin) of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP outline the latest opportunities in Germany. The German P
Under proposed new rules hedge funds and investment banks in the UK will have to disclose their dealings in derivatives such as CFDs during takeovers. The UK’s Take
The European Fund and Asset Management Association has welcomed the publication of a regulation on over-the-counter derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories. Efama supports the European Commission’s aims to increase transparency of the derivatives market, reduce risk and enhance market
William Stern (pictured), New York based Partner in Goodwin Procter LLP’s Financial Institutions Group, comments on the publication of the new Volcker rule… With respect to the covered funds aspect of the Volcker rule, the final implementing regulation includes
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has released a new set of rules which form an opt-in regulatory regime of measures equivalent to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The AIFMD Rules, 2013 have been published on the GFSC’s
In a settlement reached with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Steven Harrison, a former hedge fund manager with Moore Capital Management, ag
Law firm Macfarlanes has advised Haymarket Financial, the new corporate lender, on its fundraising with Australia’s Future Fund. Macfarlanes provided an integrated team for HayFin advising on specialist fundraising, corporate and tax structuring. Stephen Sims, a funds partner who led
Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman have concluded negotiations to acquire Neuberger Berman, the 69-year-old asset management firm, and the fixed income and some other alterna
