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INDOS Financial gets AIFMD depositary authorisation from FCA

INDOS Financial Limited has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Article 36 Custodian to provide AIFMD depositary-lite services to non-EU alternative investment funds.  INDOS is the first independent UK authorised depositary specialising in hedge funds.   Following the introduction of the AIFMD, many hedge fund managers are

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Firms must not take foot off the gas despite relaxation of AIFMD deadline

Anthony Rawlins, compliance manager at Moore Stephens, advises on the top tips to consider in wake of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) transitional arrangements update… While the deadline extension is good news for those firms that have yet to prepare their AIFM variation of permissions, this development should

Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance

Optionality and substance in a world with AIFMD

With Guernsey’s new opt-in AIFMD equivalent regime effective from 2 January 2014, Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how the island offers optionality and substance to fund managers. There is no escaping from the fact that the EU’s AIFMD presents one of the biggest regulatory challenges the

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Financial system inquiry is an opportunity to build a stronger future, says AVCAL

The final terms of reference for the financial system inquiry released by the Australian Government confirm how important this review will be to improving the competitiveness of the Australian economy in the future, according to the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). “The government has clearly made

UK Treasury makes changes to AIFMD deadline

Important concessions by the UK Treasury in relation to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) have been announced, according to specialist financial services regulatory consultancy Bovill. Deadlines surrounding AIFMD will be relaxed, following concerns by the financial services sector that many fund managers would need to shut up shop

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Vinson & Elkins names seven new partners

Vinson & Elkins has promoted seven lawyers to its partnership: Manuel Berrelez, Christopher Dewar, and Christina Tate in Dallas; Ryan Carney and Adam Larson in Houston; Jenny Doak in London; and Katy Gottsponer in Washington, D.C.

 “The impressive work these lawyers have done on behalf of our clients has been

Euros

Carey Olsen advises on EUR600m Nordic fund

Carey Olsen has advised Nordic private equity firm FSN Capital Partners on its latest fund, FSN Capital IV, which closed with SEK5.25bn (EUR600m) of commitments. FSN Capital was established in 2000 and primarily focuses on mid-marked Nordic companies with significant potential to become international leaders.   FSN Capital IV held

Appleby advises Vitruvian Partners on Royal London 360° MBO

Appleby acted as Isle of Man counsel, alongside Dickson Minto in London, to private equity firm Vitruvian Partners in its funding of the management-led buyout of Royal London 360° (RL360°) and its subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum from parent Royal London Group (RLG). RLG says the transfer of ownership will

Regulators struggling to balance protection with growth

Nearly half of financial services professionals (49 per cent) globally do not believe that any regulator has managed to strike the right balance between protecting investors and underpinning growth, according to a survey by Kinetic Partners. The firms surveyed for Kinetic Partners’ 2014 Global Regulatory Outlook report urged global regulators

‘Patchwork quilt’ of AIFMD requirements will deter non-EU firms

The “patchwork quilt” of regulatory requirements resulting from European Union member states exercising discretion under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive is likely to deter many non-EU firms from operating in the market – but that need not be the case, according to Sturgeon Ventures, the regulatory incubator. The National

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