By James Williams (pictured) – Fund numbers in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) remain steady in 2014 with 53 mutual fund licenses having been granted during the first half of 2014 according to statistics released by the BVI Financial Services Commission.
By Aliya Allen (pictured), CEO & Executive Director, Bahamas Financial Services Board – It is not by chance that The Bahamas is amongst the most successful international financial centres in the region today. More than 80 years of thought, effort and
The Global Fund Media Guide to Relocation 2014 is the fourth edition of this unique online publication being made available to the 50,000-strong audience of investment managers, institutional investors and fund service providers that read GFM’s family of investment management
By Bradford Rowley (pictured) – Any association between Annex IV and the word ‘simple’ may appear to be an oxymoron as the Annex IV fund and manager filing typically requires the completion of a combined 339 questions on a recurring basis
With total hedge fund AuM now nearing USD3trn, the last 12 months have been a noticeable period of growth for the industry at large. Admittedly, 2014’s performance figures aren’t as strong as 2013 but as the regulatory dust in Europe
Under the AIFMD, European fund managers must focus more intently on operational risk. Earlier this summer, the Central Bank of Ireland produced an AIF rulebook highlighting 16 requirements to which an AIFM should adhere in order to establish best practices
Market sentiment has been shaken recently over fears of low growth in the Eurozone and a potential slide back into recession. The German government downgraded its economic forecast to 1.2 per cent for 2014; and this is meant to be
PwC Luxembourg is the leading professional services firm in the country with around 2,400 people. Similarly, its Real Estate and Infrastructure team is the largest multidisciplinary team of specialists in the Grand Duchy with more than 250 experts supporting global
A true sign of how well a fund jurisdiction is doing is the level of growth, not just in new fund formations, but asset growth within administration firms. The onset of the AIFMD has opened up a new range of
It is fair to say that alternative fund managers are feeling a degree of regulatory fatigue. Every month, it seems, there are updates, developments and areas of additional compliance. But whilst on the surface this can appear overwhelming, digging a
