The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a proposal to streamline regulations for swap dealers by simplifying overly complex notification provisions and reducing certain intricate and prescriptive requirements that have been found to provide little or no benefit. In
It could be some time yet before the AIFMD brings standard regulatory requirements across the EU, says Glynn Barwick (pictured), regulatory lawyer at Goodwin Procter LLP… Member states are required to implement the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive into their
The number of alternative fund managers choosing to future-proof their EU-focused funds through Jersey continued to grow in the first six months of 2018, according to the latest figures from Jersey’s financial regulator. Data from the Jersey Financial Services Commission
FS Docs, the web-based legal documentation division of London-based law firm MW Cornish, has launched new additions to its service and has announced a new pricing policy.
UK Customs & Excise has revised its position in relation to the VAT treatment of management services provided to non-UK funds. The
Funds incorporated in the British Virgin Islands will now have further legal and regulatory support following the enactment of the Securities & Investment Business Act. The Act, which became law yesterday, codifies some of the practices already undertaken by funds
BNP Paribas Securities Services has reinforced its global offering ahead of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), which is set to significantly transform the fund management industry. The bank has just opened a new branch in the Netherlands,
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG, has announced two appointments to the Principal Trading unit within its Short Term Products g
London-based GIA JD Farrods has extended the offer period of its latest US Dollar capital protected note to 23 July 2003. Credit Lyonna
Guernsey has signed a tax information exchange agreement with Greece. It was signed by Guernsey’s chief minister Lyndon Trott (pictured) and Ilias Plaskovitis, secretary general of the Ministry of Finance in Greece. Plaskovitis signed the agreement during the Global Forum
