Derek Adler (pictured) ACSI is a director and founder member of International Financial Administration Group (‘Ifina’), which has now been around for 17 years providing fund administration services to small and emerging fund managers as well as large institutional clients. Over the last three years, Ifina has been successfully running
After signing Model 1 inter-governmental agreements (IGA) with both the US and the UK in November 2013, in July 2014 the Cayman Islands government passed the necessary regulations to provide legal obligations with respect to US and UK FATCA as a matter of Cayman Islands law. Also in July 2014,
By Giorgio Subiotto (pictured) & Shameer Jasani, Ogier – We have witnessed a clear evolution in how the composition of boards of directors on Cayman investment funds has been structured. The concept of using independent directors is not new. Many US managers have used them on their boards of the feeder
By Nicholas Butcher, Maples and Calder – Cayman Islands exempted limited partnerships (“ELPs”) are currently riding the crest of a wave. Consistently a popular form of investment vehicle for hedge and especially private equity funds, 2013 saw a record 2,368 ELPs formed and registered in the Cayman Islands, and with the
On 6 December 2013, after a period of consultation with industry practitioners, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) – the Islands’ financial regulator – released its Statement of Guidance for Regulated Mutual Funds (‘SoG-MF’). In essence, the SoG-MF codifies and sets guidance on the minimum corporate governance standards required by
Alternative investments remain squarely in the growth phase, with investors across the globe looking beyond absolute returns as they seek to incorporate liquidity needs, regulatory status and transparency in allocation decisions. Meanwhile, the definition of what constitutes an alternative investment continues to vary by region and, to a greater extent,
Recent regulation has done little or nothing to improve stability in the financial services industry, according to a survey of nearly 300 professionals commissioned by global professionals services firm Kinetic Partners. The results of the poll show that 47% of respondents – and 48% of C-suite executives – believe recent
European institutional investors are taking a pragmatic approach to investing in renewable infrastructure that favours performance over SRI-related factors, according to new research by Aquila Capital. Almost two-thirds (63%) of respondents cited portfolio returns as the main reason for investing in renewables compared to just 6% who do so for
Wealthy investors continue to invest in hedge funds as an alternative to the stock market, seeking greater return on investment while shielding their portfolios against the volatile nature of stocks and bonds trading. That’s according to Spectrem Group's latest Perspective report – Use of Hedge Funds and Private Equity in
By Anthony Werley (pictured), Chief Portfolio Strategist, Endowment and Foundations Group, JP Morgan Asset Management – We recently published our Long Term Capital Market Assumptions for 2015. These are our central case expectations for asset class returns, volatilities and correlations over the next 10—15 years, and they are meant to be
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