It’s fair to say that under AIFMD UBS Fund Services has got all bases covered. Not only has the firm developed a depositary solution to support both EU-based and non-EU based funds under Article 21 and Article 36 of the directive, it also has a management company platform that can
New York-based IQ Financial Marketing Corp is offering hedge funds, private equity firms and other boutique asset managers a complimentary audit of their current marketing materials. The offer, which applies to both start-ups and well-established firms, gives organisations an opportunity to have IQ’s senior marketing team view their current marketing
Mutual funds continue to grow as the vehicle of choice for accessing alternative strategies, according to the eighth annual alternative investment survey by Morningstar and Barron’s. “2013 marked the strongest asset flows into alternative funds and the largest number of fund launches on record," says Josh Charlson, director of manager
Altor held a single close of Altor Fund IV on 3 July 2014 at its target size and hard cap of EUR2 billion. Altor was advised on the fund’s formation by Ashurst. "This has been a remarkable fundraising," says Ashurst funds partner Piers Warburton. "It has been characterised by
The UK's trade surplus in financial services is the biggest in the world, more than two and a half times bigger than the next largest surplus recorded by the US, according to figures from TheCityUK. It is also three times higher than Luxembourg in third and Switzerland fourth. The
Last year, 26 out of 32 specialised funds, designed to invest in small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) and provide a much-needed alternative source of funding, launched to invest in Europe. This would suggest that Europe represents a significant opportunity for asset managers and shows that the loan and private debt
Fiona Le Poidevin of Guernsey Finance explains how Guernsey remains the ‘go-to’ jurisdiction for domiciling private equity funds. As a jurisdiction, Guernsey has become synonymous with private equity. There are in the region of 850 Guernsey domiciled investment funds which are used for cross-border distribution to all corners of
TCA Fund Management Group has published the prospectus for TCA Credit Liquidity Fund (TCA CLF), a feeder fund for TCA Global Credit Master Fund. TCA CLF will be listed as a closed-end investment company through an initial public offering (IPO) on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, with
American Securities has closed its third distressed private equity investment partnership, American Securities Opportunities Fund III, with total capital commitments from external investors of USD1 billion. The partnership was oversubscribed and hit its hard capitalisation, ending with nearly 40 per cent more capital than its USD753.4 million predecessor, American Securities
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 26 new investment funds during the first quarter of this year, which means there were a total of 113 additions during the 12 months to the end of March. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 24 new funds were approved during
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