Domiciles
23 January 2023
Core opens for business
The company offers a range of fund administration services for GPs based in Guernsey
17 January 2023
Apex acquires Luxembourg’s ALFI Partners
The acquisition aims to deliver a cross-border fund-distribution solution
9 January 2023
Regulatory roadmap 2023
ESG is set to be the biggest bump in the regulatory roadmap for 2023, along with AIFMD and AML reforms in tow
9 January 2023
Highvern Ireland to offer fund administration services
The Central Bank of Ireland has granted the firm regulatory approval for fund administration services
9 January 2023
RedeWire portal to tackle restrictive marketing rules
Built against a backdrop of complex marketing regulations and tough fundraising conditions, Rede’s new LP portal gathers new fund offerings in one place
9 January 2023
Capital raising punishment: Marketing madness
Compliance and legal obligations for raising a fund have been building steadily in recent years. But given the sudden tightening of the fundraising market, the myriad rules managers must navigate have made capital raising a punishingly cruel exercise.
5 January 2023
Pinsent’s Bowen joins K&L to launch Dublin office
Gayle Bowen is joined by Shane Geraghty and Michelle Lloyd as founding partners
12 December 2022
Edinburgh reforms cement UK financial divergence
The Chancellor of the Exchequer revealed more than 30 regulatory reforms to the UK financial industry to drive competitiveness and growth
5 December 2022
Comment: Known or knowable? It depends
Nic Müller, CEO of Avega Capital Management, looks at a recent clarification to the IPEV guidelines, and hopes greater harmonisation is coming
25 November 2022
Oak Group makes two appointments
Oak has hired Belinda Ridout as director of client accounting and Hannah Crocker as company secretary
24 November 2022
In conversation: Stake house
Highlights from a recent roundtable discussing the evolution of GP stake sales and what value they can bring to private equity firms
21 November 2022
Fast Funds
Fund managers are increasingly turning to Jersey due to the speed, flexibility and efficiencies offered by its fund structures
8 November 2022
“QAHC, QAHC!”
The Qualifying Asset Holding Company regime is set to close the gap between the UK and other fund domiciles
8 November 2022
Ireland makes tax changes
The Finance Bill 2022 introduces amendments around reporting, VAT treatment and enforcement for alternative asset managers
7 November 2022
Looking back to look forward
By looking back at how and where the international funds industry has evolved, we can better understand how the sector might develop in the future, argues Elliot Refson, head of funds at Jersey Finance
7 November 2022
Preferred, professional, pragmatic
Pierre Weimerskirch, regional head, Luxembourg at Apex Group, discusses the emergent opportunities facing Europe’s largest centre for domiciled funds
31 October 2022
Hot contest
The race to be private equity’s domicile of choice is speeding up, but which jurisdiction is really gaining ground?
6 October 2022
Hamilton Lane to offer tokenization
Partnership with Securitize will digitally expand investor access to its funds via new tokenized feeder funds
26 September 2022
Comment: The Mother of Invention
James Wood, investment funds partner at Hogan Lovells in Sydney, explores fund structuring innovations throughout the APAC region
21 September 2022
US managers look at Jersey for structured finance
Jersey Finance estimates more than 110 securitization structures were registered during the first half of 2022
15 September 2022
Profile: Kerrie Chung, Welkin Capital Management
The finance director discusses the firm’s setup when she joined, differences between fund administration for Cayman funds and local RMB funds, as well as Welkin’s tech stack
9 September 2022
Apex acquires Prometa
Prometa provides fund services to clients in Canada, the US and Bermuda
8 September 2022
IQ-EQ acquires JGM
US-based JGM provides middle and back office services to private equity and real estate firms
8 September 2022
Broadridge’s PE platform open for US funds
Private Market Hub is powered by distributed ledger technology
8 September 2022
Profile: Kenta Shima, J-STAR
The head of operations & IR discusses the Japanese private equity market, challenges within his role, J-STAR’s tech stack and setting up the firm’s latest fund
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?
31 August 2022
Legal lowdown: Michael Halford, Goodwin
The partner, co-chair of global private investment funds discusses recent client challenges, thoughts on the FCA’s new AR rules and what he makes of PE’s reputation
19 August 2022
TDA 2022 Legal: Fund Formation winner: Travers Smith
Sam Kay, funds partner at Travers Smith describes what's enabled the firm to have such a deep understanding of the market
9 August 2022
TDA 2022 Advisory/Consultancy: Fundraising winner: Asante Capital Group
The placement agent's team explains how they support each and every project to ensure their clients are successful
9 August 2022
JTC launches Irish fund administration services
The launch comes after the fund administrator received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland
5 August 2022
Vauban creates Lux fund launchpad
The platform aims to help emerging managers to launch VC funds in Luxembourg
2 August 2022
FCA consults on retail access to LTAFs
The regulator has proposed draft rules to open up access to a broader range of retail investors, while providing further investor protection
1 August 2022
Setting the record straight
Eric de Montgolfier, CEO of Invest Europe goes beyond the fiction and details the facts about private equity and venture capital in Europe
29 July 2022
Domicile watch: July 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFA’s new committee, GFSC’s updated blacklist and proposed fees increase as well as FCA’s leadership hires
27 July 2022
NAV Fund Administration expands to Mauritius
The firm received a management licence from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission to operate as a managed corporate service provider
27 July 2022
Petra opens London office
Former Riverstone European general counsel and head of ESG, Charlie Chipchase, will lead the fund administrator’s new branch
20 July 2022
Arrow opens Luxembourg office
The new office will provide fund administration services via a local team
18 July 2022
Legal lowdown: Sam Kay, Travers Smith
Partner and head of investment funds discusses PE’s evolution since 1998, the importance of carry, along with the challenges of labelling funds in relation to SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation
12 July 2022
Pinsent Masons expands to Luxembourg
As part of the expansion, Wildgen’s Michel Bulach, David Maria and Mark Shaw have joined the team
6 July 2022
Ocorian secures three Irish licences
The fund administrator has received AIFM, fund administration and real asset depositary services licences from the Central Bank of Ireland
4 July 2022
Domicile watch: June 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA’s policy statement on regulated fees and levies for 2022/23, JFSC’s deadline extension for 2022 JPF annual compliance returns and Ireland reaches €4trn for the first time
28 June 2022
Private fund managers not ready to comply with SEC regulations
Only 17% of private fund managers surveyed believe their organisations are very prepared to comply with the SEC’s forthcoming reporting and compliance requirements
27 June 2022
More signal, less noise: enhancing the UK’s position as a fund domicile
Despite housing the largest asset management industry in Europe, the UK ranks behind other jurisdictions as a domicile of choice for UCITS and AIFs
22 June 2022
LP appetite for PE suffers sharp decline
The Rede Liquidity Index score has decreased from 70 in 2021 to 55 for H1 2022 signalling a sharp fall in LP investor appetite.
16 June 2022
Profile: Laurent Marvy, PAI Partners
The head of HR discusses the key differences of HR & talent across the globe, PAI’s HR set up and advice for firms wanting to maintain culture in a hybrid environment
13 June 2022
Operational lens: Summa Equity Fund III
Summa’s latest fund was almost quadruple the size of its predecessor, despite being raised remotely. General counsel Martin Sjölund, talks us through their Swedish fund structure, the bespoke onboarding solution, tackling compliance heavy ODD and Summa’s supportive partners.
9 June 2022
FundRock expands to the Netherlands
The new office in Amsterdam will provide fund distribution services to clients
9 June 2022
Profile: Patrick Camenisch, Evoco Private Equity
The director of finance and operations discusses automating processes, fund administrator challenges, and why Evoco switched fund domicile from Jersey to Luxembourg
30 May 2022
Domicile watch: May 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFSC’s fee increases, Jersey’s amendment to its Limited Partnership Law and GFSC joining TNFD
24 May 2022
Crestbridge secures new Bahrain licence
The licence enables Crestbridge to continue its fund administration work in Bahrain following the restructure of its Middle Eastern business
23 May 2022
Legal lowdown: James Oussedik, Sidley Austin
To kick off our legal insights series, James Oussedik, investment funds partner at Sidley Austin discussed his thoughts on AIFMD II and fund domiciliation challenges
17 May 2022
ESMA consults on cross-border activity notifications
The proposals aim to standardise the process of notifying EU member state NCAs using standardised information and templates
12 May 2022
Jersey amends limited partnership law
Latest amendments aim to provide fund managers with greater flexibility in international fund structuring
12 May 2022
Profile: Susan Wilkins, Actis
The COO discusses her pathway from Actis portfolio company to the GP, taking over management of Abraaj funds and her role as a member of the inclusion & diversity committee
5 May 2022
Profile: Razzak Akbar, Freshstream
The CFO discusses Freshstream’s spinout from Bregal, the ongoing relationship between the two firms and setting up the Dutch office
3 May 2022
Zedra acquires Atlas Fund Services
The firm also received a minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
3 May 2022
Domicile watch: April 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Jersey’s NPPR use by AIFs and CIMA’s latest promotions
29 April 2022
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