Calls from Guernsey for greater mutual recognition of financial regulatory standards have been endorsed in a new report from an independent think tank. The Institute of Economic Affairs has made the recommendation as part of a report on improving global financial services regulation and fostering economic growth and innovation after
Boutique investment bank Liberum Capital, is using TeleWare’s mobile communications recording technology to ensure teams across the bank are compliant with the record keeping requirements of the recently introduced MiFID II legislation as well as the forthcoming GDPR regulation. The revamped version of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID II, is
Guernsey’s fund sector is expecting increased interest in its Private Investment Fund following a change in its rules and guidance. The move from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission was announced last week, removing the need for a licensed investment manager to warrant an investor’s ability to sustain financial loss, replaced
Changes are being made to Guernsey’s Private Investment Fund (PIF) regime following a one-year review undertaken by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The move is expected to improve the take-up of the product, which was launched in November 2016. The GFSC has amended the PIF rules and guidance
Global regulation has developed like a slow growing but increasingly powerful storm system over the last five years. And whereas big wave surfers welcome such conditions thanks to the epic waves it produces, there are, it could be argued, precious few C-suite executives relishing the equivalent regulatory waves being cast
Changes to regulation, proposed today by the European Commission, could limit future funding prospects for one-in-four companies seeking private equity investment, says Invest Europe. Part of the Commission’s Capital Markets Union action plan, the initiative is intended to improve cross-border capital investment flow in the European Union. However, today’s announced
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are to collaborate and support innovative firms through each other’s financial technology (FinTech) initiatives – LabCFTC and FCA Innovate. “The FCA’s Project Innovate is the gold standard for thoughtful regulatory engagement with emerging technological innovation,” says
Investment funds can now take advantage of a new limited partnership regime following the passing of the Limited Partnership Act in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The Act is designed to provide all the typical benefits of limiting liability, as well as a number of unique features. Over recent
A growing number of Jersey-registered fund managers are opting to future-proof their strategies and market into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to the latest figures from Jersey’s regulator, the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC). As at December 2017, 149
There has been a 65 per cent jump in the number of firms referred to the Regulatory Decisions Committee, suggesting an acceleration in FCA investigations, according to Cleveland & Co, the boutique legal advisory business. Information provided to Cleveland & Co by the FCA shows there were 476 firms in
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