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ID Register goes from strength to strength with advice from Carey Olsen

One year after its launch, the Guernsey-based private funds platform, The ID Register, has grown substantially with help from Carey Olsen. The ID Register is a universal investor onboarding platform created in response to the changing regulatory requirements and frustration in the funds industry at the lengthy paper-based processes for customer

Clouds

The right time to move applications to the cloud?

By Mary Beth Hamilton – According to research firm Gartner, by 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today. Cloud-first, and even cloud-only, is replacing the defensive no-cloud stance that dominated in recent years…[Additionally], hybrid will be the most common usage of the cloud.” So when

Bitcoin volatility is a ‘sideshow’

Bitcoin expert Nicholas Gregory, founder and CEO of London-based cryptocurrency enabler CommerceBlock, comments on recent volatility in cryptocurrency prices…  Prices of digital currencies have been on a rollercoaster ride lately but this violent volatility is actually all a bit of a sideshow.   The simple reason is that plenty of

Checklist

Technology checklist for start-up hedge funds

By George Ralph, RFA – Start-up hedge funds have a lot to think about; from the crucial raising of initial capital and building up a client base, to finding the right team of people and ensuring that everything you are doing is fully compliant with every regulatory requirement.  Investopedia lists

Egis Capital Partners selects PEF Services to support fund administration

Egis Capital Partners has selected PEF Services to support its und administration accounting, regulatory, and investor reporting requirements. Egis Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on middle-market buyout and late-stage growth investments in the Security and Protection industry. Egis is focused on the USD550 billion global market for products and

Pomanda PRO opens up business deal flow to investors and corporate advisers

Pomanda PRO, an online platform which allows advisers and investors to evaluate business opportunities, connect discreetly with business owners and source mandates they would otherwise struggle to reach, has now launched. The platform links investors and professional advisers with business owners who are looking for investment, providing the tools to

3i Selects AutoRek to enhance controls and governance of asset records

Private equity and infrastructure focused investment manager 3i has selected software solutions provider AutoRek to enhance controls and automation of asset records. AutoRek will be deployed to enhance existing technology installed at 3i, including external and in-house systems. AutoRek will enable 3i to prepare a second record distinct from its

Tim Mills, Angel CoFund

The Angel CoFund invests in OTCX

OTCX, an over-the-counter derivatives platform, has secured backing from the Angel CoFund as part of its latest funding round. The Angel CoFund is a GBP100 million investment fund, supported by the British Business Bank, with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel investment market.   In a market in which over 50 per

Blockchain

Blockchain – what’s it all about?

By George Ralph, RFA – Why is Blockchain the latest buzz word? What is it, and do you need it in your alternative investment firm? Essentially blockchain technology is a distributed ledger tech for real-world applications. It is a peer to peer entity which is not maintained by any one organisation, but

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