Discipline is one of the key traits of any successful fund manager – sticking to the core investment strategy and avoiding style drift. And in some respects, the same is true of offshore jurisdictions. Over the years, rather than try
By Dr Andy Sloan – Two years on from the UK’s Brexit referendum vote and with the recent publication of the UK’s White Paper, it is useful to take stock of the potential impact of Brexit on global financial services
By Dominic Wheatley, Guernsey Finance – Guernsey’s funds sector has developed over the past 50 years, since the first funds were formed in the island in the 1960s, and is now recognised as a leading centre of excellence for a
By Ian Montgomery, Partner, Collas Crill – A new generation of offshore incorporations: Succession planning for offshore incorporations, particularly those where companies are controlled by one individual, needs careful consideration. Problems can arise where a significant proportion of shares in a BVI
Ogier, the Channel Islands provider of offshore legal and administration services, and Boxalls, the Cayman Islands law firm, are combining to create the first transatlantic
Research by BNY Mellon points to significant uncertainty about the requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), despite Monday’s first deadline for authorisation. BNY Mellon surveyed 70 respondents from Europe, Asia, the US and Latin America from companies
Jersey Finance Chief Executive, Phil Austin is to leave the organisation in May to return to a senior role within the commercial s
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has determined that seven contracts traded on the IntercontinentalExchange perform significant price discovery functions. As such, the contracts must be traded in compliance with applicable core principles and statutory provisions. The commission considered a total
Denny Chin, a district judge for the Southern District of New York, has rejected motions by Amaranth Advisors, Amaranth Advisors (Calgary) and Brian Hunter, the portfolio manager whose nat
SunGard Investment Management Systems has launched HedgePower, a new integrated solution for its InvestTier and INVEST ONE products, in Europe.Â
