Sanne Group, a provider of outsourced corporate, fund and private client administration, reporting and fiduciary services, has appointed Andrew Shrimpton as compliance director with immediate effect. In this role, Shrimpton will be based in Sanne’s London office and will be responsible for ensuring the activities undertaken by Sanne’s UK authorised
Compliance and regulatory firm Lawson Conner has added XIO Group to its stable of private equity clients. XIO (UK) LLP will operate as an onshore investment adviser, helping to support XIO Groups global private equity funds. The UK entity is responsible for identifying opportunities in Western Europe and North
Although it might not necessarily be top-of-mind for a start-up manager, if they are serious about building a proper business then establishing a culture of compliance from the get-go is important. A new hedge fund manager that is not required to register with the SEC "doesn't necessarily need to have
Oligo Swiss Fund Services received its license from the Swiss authorities 13 months ago to provide Swiss legal representative services and has already onboarded more than 200 funds registered for distribution to Swiss qualified investors. These include offshore hedge funds, UCITS-compliant hedge funds and private equity funds. "Our team has
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
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.
European Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Cordium, subject to change of control consent by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Malta Financial Services Authority. 

 The majority share was purchased from Sovereign Capital, a UK-based buy-and-build specialist and Cordium’s private equity backer since November 2010. Through Sovereign’s
By Jonathan Broch (pictured), Head of Strategy for Private Equity, SunGard – While operational efficiency is a concern for most financial institutions today, private equity general partners (GPs) face their own unique challenges. As the demands for information continue to mount, to what extent can specialist private equity software and the
Since the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) came into full effect, MPMF Fund Management (Ireland) Limited is continuing to gain momentum. MPMF has on-boarded a number of well-known alternative investment funds (AIFs) and anticipates continued significant interest in the services offered. AIFMD is the European Union (EU) directive
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