Global independent fund administrator Apex Fund Services has become the first administrator to receive in principle approval from the ADGM to carry out regulated activity in the jurisdiction. Under the in principle approval, the grant of financial services permission to act as the administrator of a collective investment fund
By Bob Shaw (pictured) – As cyber threats continue to mature and firms become increasingly dependent on third-party service providers and Internet applications to support operations, they not only begin to benefit from greater efficiencies and advanced technologies, but also open themselves up to more security vulnerabilities. Investment firms need to
Orca is planning to launch its own four-factor rating service for individual peer-to-peer (P2P) providers, the Orca Rating. The rating will be designed in partnership with Dublin City University’s Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce research team, to respond to the growth of the asset class and the
Now that you have a handle on the nightmare scenario and understand the importance of fostering a culture of security across your investment firm, here are four steps to guide you through the creation of that culture. 1. Create a computer incident response team Start by creating a “Computer Incident
The value of funds being administered in Jersey rose to a record level at the end of 2016, the latest figures published by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator show. In the final quarter of 2016, the total value of funds being serviced through Jersey rose by 15 per cent over
Where the vulnerabilities are – It’s 3:40 on a Friday afternoon, and an urgent email hits a back-office employee’s inbox. As the employee scrambles to get ready for the market-close and head off to a three-day weekend, it looks like the portfolio manager for a major client needs him to
Thomson Reuters has enhanced its environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities with the addition of the Insight360 SASB Edition, an app that gives the buy-side the ability to leverage the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s (SASB) Materiality Framework to identify investment opportunities and manage risks with near real-time ESG data.
Euronext has announced a raft of measures to facilitate market access for mid-caps, which will take effect on 19 June 2017. Euronext market names will be changed for easier identification and definition of its listing and service offering towards issuers. The Free Market will become Euronext Access, and
Thomson Reuters has launched the SIA Bookbuilding application on its flagship desktop platform Eikon, offering sell-side professionals a new fully integrated application for the IPO syndication and distribution process. SIA Bookbuilding is available through App Studio, Eikon’s third-party development platform. With SIA Bookbuilding, developed by SIA, investment banks
Mourant Ozannes’ investment funds team has established the first five Jersey Private Funds (JPF) since the new regime came into effect last month. Introduced by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the new JPF product has been designed to rationalise and consolidate Jersey’s private fund regimes for funds offered to
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