International law firm Sullivan & Worcester has appointed Jennifer Pastarnack as a partner to lead its firmwide Global Debt and Claims Trading practice in New York.“At Sullivan, client relationships are at the core of our success. Jennifer brings that same
By Ian Gobin (pictured) & Philip Graham – 2020 is a presidential election year in the US. Economists generally forecast a period leading up to it which avoids any major US financial market upsets. However, this time it’s building up to
James Travers, technical manager at Guernsey Finance, says that Guernsey is well placed to satisfy the ambitions of the developing market for offshore investment being seen in South Africa, with a cost-effective and practical funds solution… A new generation of
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Catalyst Capital Advisors, of Huntington, New York, and its CEO, Jerry Szilagyi, for materially misleading statements made by Catalyst and one of its portfolio managers,
By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298 billion – a 16 per cent year-on-year increase – to a record high of EUR2.4 trillion1, a
By Mark Crossan, Bridge Consulting – Irish Funds are on the move again. Every couple of years there is a new product evolution. In 2015 we had the introduction of the ICAV (Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle) and 2018 is
By Gayle Bowen & Aongus McCarthy, Pinsent Masons – Under new rules implemented by the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) last month, Irish Loan Originating Qualifying Investor AIFS (“L-QIAIFs”) are now permitted to adopt broader credit focussed strategies. Previously L-QIAIFs
Ireland’s investment funds industry shows no sign of slowing with total AUM reaching EUR2.4 trillion by end of 2017. That’s a 16 per cent growth year-on-year and represents a new high watermark for the jurisdiction, as alternative fund managers continue
Calls from Guernsey for greater mutual recognition of financial regulatory standards have been endorsed in a new report from an independent think tank. The Institute of Economic Affairs has made the recommendation as part of a report on improving global
Following a decision by the UK’s House of Commons to force the Overseas Territories to adopt public registers of beneficial ownership of companies, the Premier of the British Virgin Islands has responded swiftly to reassure the financial sector and those who use
