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Dave van Duynhoven, JP Integra

JP Integra passes USD6bn AUA

Hedge fund and private equity administrator, JP Fund Administration (Cayman) Ltd, has grown its Assets Under Administration (AUA) to more than USD5 billion, bringing the JP Integra group total AUA to more than USD6 billion.  Dave van Duynhoven (pictured), head of fund services at JP Integra, says: “2017 was a

Swarm Fund lists SparkLabs to support Smart City and sustainability efforts

Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has listed SparkLabs, the largest accelerator network in Asia. Founded in 2013, SparkLabs supports innovation sectors including IoT, smart cities, sustainability, and healthcare. Through its listing of the SPRK Token, Swarm Fund will support SparkLabs’ effort to raise up to USD30 million through a

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Clipper Coin Capital to list on Coinsuper

Clipper Coin Capital (CCCX) is to have its global exclusive premier listing on Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Coinsuper on 14 May 2018. Coinsuper provides crypto trading services to individuals and institutions. It has built a professional crypto exchange with strict listing standards, and ensures stakeholders’ safety with state-of-the-art digital security

James Mulholland, Carey Olsen

Carey Olsen assists CoinShares on second ICO fund

Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised CoinShares Group on the successful first close of CoinShares Fund II. The new investment vehicle follows the June 2017 launch of CoinShares Fund I, the first fund ever to be denominated in Ethereum. Like its predecessor, the closed-ended fund will invest

Gemma Leddy, PKF

PKF Funds and Family Office launches in the UK and Ireland

Global accountancy network PKF has expanded its successful service for family offices and private funds in the UK and Ireland. The PKF Funds and Family Office service, which was launched in New York in 2011, has now extended its presence to London, Edinburgh and Dublin. The expansion gives PKF’s Family

Keith Parker, Link Asset Services

Fund governance changes loom large

By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298 billion – a 16 per cent year-on-year increase – to a record high of EUR2.4 trillion1, a substantial figure and testament to the attractiveness of Ireland as

John Hynes, HedgeFacts

Reducing the middle- and back-office burden

Although most institutional investors are comfortable with the idea of fund managers outsourcing middle- and back-office functions while they focus on managing the investment strategy, they are taking great care and attention at the pre-allocation stage, as part of the ODD process. Whilst they understand that there are numerous cost

Barry O'Brien, Quintillion

Inside the mind of a fund administrator

Interest in Ireland among private debt and private equity fund managers remains strong, especially with the highly anticipated amended Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP), scheduled to be formally approved later this year. This is good news for Ireland’s asset servicers. U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, has continued to grow its market

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Three quarters of alternative fund administrators expecting industry consolidation

A majority of alternative fund administration firms – 74 per cent – expect consolidation in the alts fund admin space, according to the just-released eVestment Alternative Fund Administration 2018 survey. This is up dramatically from the 47 per cent of survey respondents who expected consolidation in 2017’s survey.   And

Impax completes sale of 36MW wind farm in Ireland

A renewable energy infrastructure fund managed by Impax Asset Management (AIFM), has completed the sale of the 36MW Dromadda More wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland to Greencoat Renewables PLC for an undisclosed amount. The fund acquired the project to develop 11 turbines on the site in 2015 from a

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