Morgan Stanley & Co (MSCO) is to pay USD500,000 to settle CFTC charges over failing to diligently supervise the reconciliation of exchange and clearing fees with the amounts it ultimately charged customers for certain transactions on the CME Group, ICE
LedgerX, the New York-based institutional trading and clearing platform for digital currencies, has been granted US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval to operate the first US federally-regulated exchange and clearing house for derivatives contracts settling in digital currencies. LedgerX
By George Ralph, RFA – The alternative investment sector at large is well aware of the imminent GDPR and MiFID ii regulations which are coming into effect next year, and about how firms will require some fairly serious system refreshes
Who would want to be a start-up hedge fund manager? Simon Schilder, partner at Ogier in Jersey, and TEAM BVI UK member with BVI Finance, examines the challenges facing the next generation… The challenges facing the next generation of hedge fund managers
The Maltese Notified Alternative Investment Fund (NAIF) fills a gap in Europe's fund market. According to Dr Stefania Grech, Financial Services Associate, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, an unregulated fund was the one product missing in the Maltese Fund Industry. "Now, from
Malta has been quite innovative in providing certain infrastructure for the securitisation cell company (SCC) and securitisation in general. According to the MFSA, 30 securitisation vehicles have launched so far this year, and Sparkasse Bank Malta, plc. has been a
Whether it’s providing AIFM management company solutions, depositary lite solutions, or simply providing start-up managers with a high-touch level of service, Malta’s service provider community continues to evolve with the times. The attractions of Malta's Notified AIF regime have been
Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of Camilleri Preziosi Advocates’s Corporate and Finance practice group, outlines the benefits of Malta’s Notified AIF (NAIF) regime… "In my view, the main benefits are twofold," says Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of the Corporate
Apex Fund Services has been operating in Malta since 2008 and has seen, first hand, how quickly the island has evolved into one of Europe's leading onshore fund jurisdictions. Following the chaos of the financial crash, start-up managers chose Malta
Professor Joseph Bannister (pictured) of the Malta Financial Services Authority explains how the island is positioning itself as a leading European securitisation market… How do you assess the opportunity to build out Malta as one of Europe’s leading securitisation markets,
