The Irish Funds Industry Association has welcomed new legislation passed by Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Irish parliament, which will enable investment funds to re-domicile to Ireland simply and efficiently. The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 provides a
The partners at law firms Lovells and Hogan & Hartson have decided to merge the two firms. The new firm will be called Hogan Lovells and will have approximately 2,500 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices located around
As of 1 March 2015, it has become mandatory for fund managers distributing their products in Switzerland to commission a Swiss legal representative and paying agent. Regulatory compliance is the name of the game when it comes to the service
DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS has been named Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm 2015 in the annual Hedgeweek Global Awards. DMS was similarly awarded in 2014 in Hedgeweek's Global Awards, and was also recognised as Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm
PCCs can be used for a wide variety of fund and non-fund structures within the investment world, writes Joe Truelove (pictured), Head of Fund Services at Carey Group. The protected cell company has come a long way since its creation
Accounting firm Tunney & Associates (T&A) and owner Michael Tunney are to pay a USD100,000 civil monetary penalty for violating CFTC Regulations when conducting audits for The Linn Group (TLG). TLG is a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The
The sands of time are running out for hedge fund managers wishing to continue distributing their funds to Swiss investors. As of 1 March 2015, any foreign hedge fund looking to raise assets in Switzerland from qualified investors will be
Hedge fund managers have two options when looking to bring a regulated fund product to Europe. The first is to go the UCITS route, the second is to establish an AIF, under the much more recent AIFM Directive, which is
Luxembourg-based Fuchs Asset Management is not your typical AIFM provider. Its heritage is firmly rooted in wealth management. Having now grown into a team exceeding 100 people, it took the decision to diversify its offering and set up an AIFMD-compliant
“I was in Chicago recently. A German pension fund said they had a USD500m allocation in a Chicago-based fund. They wanted to know that they could continue having a relationship with the manager and they said that having the depositary
