The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act reporting cycle has been running now for two years. As such there is a good level of visibility in terms of how this tax reporting exercise needs to be done and most financial
Valphi has teamed with DataArt to produce a financial analysis tool which is designed to improve decisions taken by financial institutions through the provision of in-depth investment information coupled with visualisations. The tool provides data taken from multiple financial indicators,
The Cayman Government is currently proposing legislative changes which would give CIMA additional powers to impose administrative fines on licensed and regulated individuals and entities. The Monetary Authority (Amendment) Bill 2016 seeks to amend the Monetary Authority Law and if
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has reported a steady rise in registrations since its launch on 2 October, with increasing numbers of firms looking to sign up in time for the implementation of MiFID II on 3 Jan 2018. As
IHS Markit has launched new trade technology solutions from MarkitSERVwhich enable full automation of settlement and margin payments in the cross-currency swaps market, helping firms to reduce financial and operational risk throughout the trade lifecycle. Cross-currency swaps expose counterparties to
As global asset management groups increasingly adopt digital platforms to connect with counterparties and investors in today's knowledge-based economy, the risks of cybersecurity threats are rising. Funds of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to fraud committed internally by employees
Hong Kong-based virtual asset exchange Coinsuper has selected Irsium, a market surveillance product from KRM22, a technology and software investment company, with a particular focus on risk management in capital markets. Coinsuper will use Irisium to monitor market activity as
BGC Brokers is collaborating with Pirum Systems, a provider of connectivity and real-time straight-through processing (STP) to the securities finance industry, to launch ColleX which is aimed at improving post-trade efficiency for clients. ColleX provides clients a platform for collateral
By George Ralph, RFA – Why is Blockchain the latest buzz word? What is it, and do you need it in your alternative investment firm? Essentially blockchain technology is a distributed ledger tech for real-world applications. It is a peer to peer
By Leon den Exter (pictured) & Vumi Dube, DMS Governance – A professional director for a hedge fund might take an instinctive view that board observer rights are not desirable given the traditional view of separation of capital ownership and those
