Jersey is to sign a tax information exchange agreement with the UK as part of the island’s commitment to exchange of information in criminal tax matters that began with its first TIEA,
Anne Dolan, a chartered secretary with Walkers Management Services in the Cayman Islands, argues that it is telling that in the recent case regarding the collapsed Macro Fixed Income Fund, which resulted in a USD111m judgement against the fund’s independent
Germany’s relationship with the private equity industry has long been an uneasy one, even before Social Democrat minister Franz Müntefering famously described private equity firms as
The Association of Investment Companies has criticised European proposals for the regulation of alternative investment fund managers, saying they are very damaging to the interests of i
The technical committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions has published its final report on commodity futures markets, which contains recommendations to improv
The Association of Investment Companies has welcomed the decision of the UK’s Financial Services Authority to bring forward the implementation of disclosure of significant contract for
Using an AIFMD compliant depositary network offers a range of benefits to support private equity and real estate fund managers. The requirement for private equity and real estate fund managers to appoint an independent depositary under the Alternative Investment Fund
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) has not appealed a federal court decision that rejected ISE's attempt in the New York courts to challenge S&P Dow Jones Indices’ (SPDJI) rights to control the use of the S&P 500 and the Dow
By Ron Kashden, founder of Ingenious Initiatives – Just when you think the regulatory landscape couldn’t get any tougher, government agencies increase their reporting requirements. Whether it’s a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rule or compliance with the Foreign
The Investment Management Association has welcomed new rules to allow fund managers to distribute non-Ucits funds to professional investors in EU member states.
