Global fund administrator HedgeServ has successfully completed an independent SOC 1 examination of its middle office, back office, and fund administration controls. The SOC 1 examination certification was completed by a Big Four audit firm, in compliance with SSAE 16 (formerly SAS 70 Type II) and ISAE 3402 Type II. The
+ information request The horrifying thing about MF Global is you can bring in someone with huge experience like John Corzine, who has seen what’s gone on in the past three years, and yet he goes in and completely fails to prevent what has become the biggest blow-up since Lehman’s
The European Commission has published two proposals to further the Single Market on investment management on two specific fields: venture capital and social entrepreneurship. The Commission notes that in the context of the current crisis, marked by a fall in lending to the real economy, it is increasingly difficult
Figures issued this week show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey fell by GBP3.4 billion (1.2%) during the third quarter of 2011. This decrease follows eight consecutive quarters of growth and takes the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the Island to GBP271.1
The Boards of four Maven managed VCTs have announced their intention to raise further funds through top-up offers, which will close on 27 April 2012 and are available for subscriptions for the tax years 2011/12 and 2012/13. These are strictly limited offers, targeting GBP1.25m each (GBP5m in aggregate). This opportunity
Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with middle-market entrepreneurs and management teams, has launched its second fund, Excellere Fund II. In addition to the principals of Excellere investing their own capital, Excellere’s new USD465 million Fund II is comprised of blue chip institutional investors, including large
Research from PwC has found a significant slowdown in European financial services M&A activity during the third quarter of 2011. PwC believes however, that a number of specific financial services markets and sectors will remain relatively active areas of M&A during late 2011 and the early part of 2012. The
EMBL Ventures, a dedicated early stage life science investor and the venture capital arm of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), has held the first close of the EMBL Technology Fund II (ETF II) at EUR40 million (USD55 million). Building on the scientific excellence of EMBL, EMBL Ventures remains focused
Gen II Fund Services has launched a free iPad and iPhone application for the private equity industry designed to enable investors to quickly and easily compute IRR and exit multiples on their investments. "We are pleased to be one of the first to offer the private equity industry an easy
The UK Government has published its response to its consultation on changing the VCT rules, including significant commitments that the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is pleased to endorse. Draft legislation reconfirms the Government’s desire to increase the range of companies eligible for VCT investment. This includes SMEs with: assets
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