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Gibraltar’s financial services industry is shaking off the shackles of European Union regulatory changes and becoming a serious contender in the hedge fund space. The territory is making the most of the UK’s break from the bloc and re-discovering its competitive edge as a small and nimble jurisdiction, while tackling the challenges this new environment may lead to.
As new regulation modernises the rules relating to limited partnerships and the opportunities presented by digital assets, Gibraltar is expecting new crypto companies to establish themselves in the jurisdiction.
Gibraltar is a leading domicile for funds and managers, offering a robust legislative framework and favourable tax advantages, coupled with the flexibility that a small and innovative jurisdiction can offer.
As investor demand for cryptocurrency and digital assets continues to rise, Gibraltar is being lauded as one of the preeminent jurisdictions for crypto hedge funds. In addition to welcoming a number of cryptocurrency exchanges to its shores and strengthening its ties with the global blockchain and industry players, the territory has continued to build on its flexible, yet robust regulatory framework, in a post-Brexit environment.
Eventus Systems, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has appointed Jeff Bolke as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will conduct the auctions of emission allowances within the European Emissions Trading System EU ETS on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany for another two years. The corresponding contract was extended by the German Environment Agency until January 2024.
The hedge fund industry extended its monthly inflow streak to nine consecutive months in November, bringing in USD19.3 billion in new assets.
The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed changes to the current Form PF reporting regime which would force hedge funds and private equity funds to report large investment losses or redemptions more frequently.
S&P Global Ratings has published its latest European Structured Finance Outlook, forecasting that European securitisation issuance could grow by more than 5 per cent to EUR120 billion in 2022 after a bumper year in 2021.
The growth is set to be driven by a return to normal spending behaviour after the pandemic, as well as greater lending volumes across CLO and RMBS in particular.
The scaling back of central banks’ cheap funding schemes should support more bank-originated supply in 2022. Demand will also be supported by ongoing quantitative easing, while inflationary pressures and interest rate volatility should bolster private-sector
Alter Domus a provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry has selected EZOPS, a provider of AI-enabled data control, workflow automation, and a regulatory reporting platform, to help with its digital transformation of reconciliation operations, business workflow and process automation across their firm.
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