Offshore law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune has appointed James Wauchope as an equity partner in the Cayman Islands. Wauchope (pictured) specialises in all areas of offshore finance and corporate work, with a particular focus on investment funds. He worked at the City office of Simmons & Simmons before
Current attempts to tighten the regulation of financial services could lead to regulatory arbitrage among countries, according to a survey by advisory firm Kinetic Partners. The survey, which was carried out by Kinetic Partners at an industry event held last week, found that this may weaken, rather than strengthen, supervision
Gravitas, a technology solutions provider and business consultant to the alternative investment and financial services industries, has released the first suite of cloud services designed exclusively for alternative asset management firms. Gravitas’ cloud computing service provides virtual server hosting at secure offsite co-location facilities and hosted applications including email, mail
HM Revenue & Customs intends to consult on how to ensure the enterprise investment scheme is targeted appropriately at businesses. Richard Hoskins (pictured), manager private client services at Oxford Capital, says some providers have been using limited partnerships to abuse the EIS rules. “If advisers and investors back products aiming
Guernsey’s Chief Minister Lyndon Trott has told a major London conference that the island should not be “dismissively” compartmentalised as an offshore centre. He was speaking at The Future of Onshore and Offshore Financial Centres Conference alongside Jeffrey Owens, director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the
Canaan Partners, a global venture capital firm, has appointed Tim Shannon as venture partner. Shannon (pictured) is based in Canaan’s Westport, Connecticut office, from where he will support the firm’s current healthcare portfolio companies and identify new investment opportunities. Shannon brings more than 15 years of biopharmaceutical operational experience leading
MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm, has appointed Robert S. "Steve" Miller as chairman of the firm. Miller (pictured) will work with the firm’s executive board, provide strategic guidance to MidOcean’s portfolio companies, and participate in the sourcing, evaluation and execution of additional investments. Mark Angelson, who joined
Sigma Partnership says it is becoming increasingly apparent to US, Asia and non-EU based managers and advisers that the EU directive is more protectionist than ever. The key decision makers in Europe are influencing revisions that favour a “Fortress Europe” stance, such as the deletion of certain restrictions, it says.
Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman will be adding Cyprus legal advice to its roster of jurisdictions. The Cyprus practice will be launched out of Conyers’ Moscow office, and the firm will provide advice on all aspects of Cyprus corporate law. Cypriot law firm Antis Triantafyllides has entered into
The Association of Investment Companies says the Rowlands Growth Capital Review fails to consider venture capital trusts’ role in supporting the UK’s small business sector. It says the report correctly identifies that smaller companies face difficulties in securing growth capital, but believes the proposal for a new fund to bridge
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