Two years ago, in recognition of the regulatory burden facing Swiss fund managers, Pfaeffikon-headquartered Etops, an independent operational service provider for hedge funds and investors like family offices and wealth managers, combined forces with Deloitte to develop a unique solution called Assetbox. Assetbox contains a series of modules to support
There was a degree of trepidation among foreign hedge funds when Switzerland formerly introduced a revised version of the Collective Investment Scheme Act (CISA) on 1 March 2015, bringing hedge funds under the watch of FINMA, Switzerland's financial regulator, for the first time. Previously, only funds that were registered for public
One of the primary reasons for investment managers choosing to use regulatory hosted services such as those provided by Mirabella, part of the Cordium group, is because of the time it takes regulators to approve manager applications; sometimes up to nine months in the UK. For start-up managers entering the
Regulatory reporting remains a pertinent issue for a lot of fund managers under AIFMD. One of the attractions of going with a fully outsourced AIFM, which can also provide sub-fund capabilities for those dipping their toe into Europe, is that the reporting and operational compliance function is taken care of.
The European Commission must prioritise non-bank finance and deeper capital markets as part of its regulatory review, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). AIMA made the comments in its response to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the EU regulatory framework for financial services, published in September
Senior executives at financial services firms are concerned that regulation in the sector is not promoting stability, according to the 2016 Global Regulatory Outlook published by Duff & Phelps. A majority of 193 C-Suite and senior level staff polled by the firm believe that regulation is having little or no
Invest Europe, formerly the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has published its 2015 Professional Standards Handbook, "a comprehensive and up-to-date set of standards and guidelines for the private equity industry". Invest Europe says the Handbook reflects the heightened standards of transparency and accountability being pursued by investors in
AMG Funds and Pantheon, have finalised the 1933 Act registration of the AMG Pantheon Fund making it more widely available to accredited investors seeking access to a diversified, institutional-calibre portfolio of private equity through a single investment. The Fund is a multi-manager vehicle that seeks diversification across all key private
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published draft guidance to help company management determine whether information is material. The guidance is part of the IASB’s wider initiative to improve disclosures. The concept of materiality acts as a filter through which management sifts information to ensure that financial statements include
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has today welcomed the publication of new Regulations for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).
 
Once implemented, the Regulations will simplify the existing regime for clients of the
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