There has been a flurry of activity over at ML Capital in the last few months. The company provides a range of UCITS and AIFMD fund solutions to fund managers and currently has over USD1.5 billion of assets under management across its Dublin-based MontLake UCITS Platform and MontLake QIAIF Platform.
Q&A with John Bohan (pictured), Managing Director Europe & Middle East, Apex Fund Services (Ireland). To what extent is Apex FS seeing interest in the QIAIF? And where is that interest largely coming from? The non-UCITS QIF (Qualifying Investor Fund) has been one of the most successful fund structures
According to Ken Somerville (pictured), head of business development at Quintillion Limited, Ireland's fund administrators are starting to see real interest among global fund managers, running both hedge funds and private equity funds, as Europe's credit markets continue to be restructured. This is leading to a wider, more complex range
Ireland remains Europe's leading onshore hedge fund jurisdiction by some margin, yet up until a couple of years ago it could not offer fund sponsors a corporate fund structure similar to the SICAV in Luxembourg. The Irish Government was fully aware of this need to improve Ireland's product competitiveness back
National private placement regimes (NPPR) continue to offer the flexibility and ease of access for marketing into Europe that appeal to fund managers, a London funds audience has heard. Speaking at a Guernsey funds masterclass at the British Museum, panellist Cathy Pitt (pictured), Corporate Partner of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP,
Crestbridge in Jersey has been approved by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) to provide Management Company (ManCo) solutions to Jersey funds, adding further to its offshore and onshore alternative fund servicing and management capabilities. The award of the licence means that Crestbridge in Jersey will now be one of
One of the biggest challenges of AIFMD is that it directly impinges on investment activities at the manager level, as opposed to the fund level under the UCITS IV framework. This has required a shift in mindset, not just for managers, but also fund authorities in well-established fund jurisdictions such
Luxembourg has carved out a significant position as Europe's leading onshore fund domicile over the last 20 years. This has largely been based on the popularity of UCITS funds, and the fact that the UCITS brand is now one with genuine global investor appeal. According to the Association of the
Cortland Capital Market Services has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to perform regulated activities vital to the company's client base of investment managers and commercial lenders. Regulated activities include loan agency, escrow services, cash management, paying agency and custody. "Our global and European direct lender and
Crestbridge in Luxembourg has enhanced its position as a provider of services to venture capital funds having received approval through Luxembourg’s regulator (CSSF) to act as a manager under the European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECA) regulation. Already an authorised provider of both UCITS and AIFM services in Luxembourg, the new
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