Mourant Ozannes continues to lead the field in the offshore market, according to the latest rankings published by Legal 500 UK. The 2013 legal directory rankings, which include feedback from clients and peers backed up by independent research, show that Mourant Ozannes has maintained its leading position by achieving
The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has stated that he does not think it fair to refer to Jersey, Guernsey and other UK Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories as tax havens. In responding to a question from Labour MP Fiona O’Donnell in the House of Commons, following his statement on
Money market fund (MMF) regulation proposed by the European Commission on 4 September, if adopted, would have far-reaching implications for the EUR1trn MMF industry and cash investors, according to Fitch Ratings… Certain aspects of the regulation should make MMFs less risky through enhanced liquidity and diversification, consistent with the practices
Keith Lawson, ICI Global Senior Counsel, Taxation, comments on the Council of the European Union Legal Service opinion regarding the current Financial Transaction Tax proposal under consideration by some EU member countries… We welcome today’s well-reasoned opinion of the European Union Council’s Legal Service that the proposed Financial Transaction Tax
Carey Olsen has acted for private equity fund Better Capital PCC Limited on the raising of GBP185.6m through a placing and open offer to new and existing shareholders. Net proceeds of GBP182.0m were deployed into Better Capital’s Fund II to invest in a portfolio of distressed businesses. The
Murano’s Chromic Reverse Solicitation Process (Chromic RSP) enables investors and fund managers to comply with the AIFMD reverse solicitation conditions. Chromic is an important tool to assist in the documentation process. Chromic enables investors to receive information directly from fund managers using the service provider’s infrastructure when carrying
Alceda has applied for a licence as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) with Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda Fund Management SA in Luxembourg. The company’s international growth has been driven in part by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), which entered into force on
Michelle Carroll (pictured), Partner of the Financial Services Group at BDO, comments on the IMA issuing a public consultation on fund charges… We welcome the proposed changes by the Investment Management Association (IMA) to the disclosure of investment fund charges and believe this will lead to greater transparency and investors
Two of the first three UK fund managers to achieve Financial Conduct Authority approval under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive have selected private equity specialist Ipes to provide depositary services. Under the AIFMD, UK private equity firms could benefit from a FCA “passport” to market their funds
SL Capital Partners, a private equity firm with over EUR6.5bn (USD8.5bn) raised, has had its application to become an authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The transposition of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) into national law in each EEA member
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