Over the last 10 years, organisations have undergone a wholesale change in the way they run their businesses. Thanks to cloud-based platforms, wireless Internet, and the proliferation of desktop and mobile device applications, the perimeter of most businesses has moved
By James Williams – Global law firms need to work closely with hedge funds to improve their cybersecurity risk management by identifying at-risk assets and coming up with a legal risk mitigation response. Cybersecurity threats and data protection have become a
Eze Castle Integration has expanded its Information Security Consulting Service to Hong Kong and Singapore. Eze Castle Integration's security consultants provide development and audit services for Written Information Security Policies (WISP), enabling clients to address the administrative and technical safeguards
Cayman Finance has welcomed the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) decision to move forward with assessments and recommendations in regards to the extension of the AIFMD Passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs. “We are happy to see this formal
Geoff Ruddick (pictured), an independent fund director and head of funds for International Management Services, sheds some light on the topical subject of ‘Split Boards’ – engaging independent directors from different fiduciary firms. There has been an extraordinary focus on
A recommendation by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to grant Guernsey a ‘third country’ passport under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has been welcomed by Guernsey’s funds sector. In announcing its findings from the ‘Call for
A new start-up in digital currency, CRYEX, has filed an application with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) to become one of the world’s first regulated crypto currency clearing organisations. CRYEX intends to create a members-only European marketplace for trading
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) has selected an affiliate of Apollo Global Management as its alternative credit manager. Subject to final documentation, Apollo will oversee the LPFA’s GBP150 million allocation to alternative credit including distressed debt, real estate debt,
Maples and Calder has advised LATAM Airlines Group on a private offering of two tranches of Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs) priced on Thursday, 14 May 2015. The deal met with such popularity, that it was immediately upsized to an
Technologists are responding rapidly to the operational demands of hedge fund managers as COOs and CCOs search for greater simplicity in an increasingly complex business environment. Compliance and regulatory demands are manifold. As such, managers need the confidence, and, importantly,
