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Preqin launches new division offering portfolio management solutions

Preqin has launched Preqin Solutions, which is aiming to provide a cost-effective, scalable and secure data solution to meet the market need for transparent, accurate and efficient tracking of private capital portfolio performance.  Preqin says the platform is designed to provide ‘innovative, time-saving and easy-to-use tools that streamline the collection

Michael Gottstein, Berdon Fund Services

Berdon Fund Services selects FundCount software

Berdon Fund Services, a New York-based fund administrator has incorporated FundCount’s accounting and investment software into its service offering.  FundCount is a Boston-based provider of integrated investment, partnership and general ledger accounting software that has been working with hedge funds, family offices and fund administrators since 1999. Berdon Fund Services’

Robert Briant, Conyers Dill & Pearman

BVI strikes right balance on fund governance

Proper fund governance has long been championed by leading offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman, which for the last decade has encouraged its hedge fund clients to hold at least annual directors meetings. Initially this was met with some resistance according to Robert Briant (pictured), Partner and head of

Niall Brooks, Castlegate

BVI’s advantage is its flexibility and affordability

One of the reasons as to why the BVI introduced the Incubator and Approved Fund products in May 2015 was, partly, in response to the fact that fund launch numbers in the global hedge fund industry had started to steadily decline. Rising regulatory and compliance costs were hurting start-up managers

Peter Jakubicka, Circle Partners

Growth is driven by Incubator and Approved Funds

Circle Partners is an independent fund administrator with offices in the BVI, Cayman Islands, and across the EU, the Americas and Hong Kong.  "We've seen a lot of growth in new BVI fund vehicles over the last 12 months – both the Incubator Fund and the more popular Approved Fund,"

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Incubator Fund could provide long-term growth trajectory

"We see the funds industry as continuing to contribute to the overall offering of financial services. There remains good interest in the BVI product and we envisage that will continue," asserts Glenford Malone, Director, Investment Business Division, BVI Financial Services Commission, when asked to comment on the growth of the

NorthEdge-backed Ramsdens to float on AIM

Ramsdens Holdings, a diversified financial services provider and retailer backed by NorthEdge Capital, is to seek admission of its shares to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange following a successful institutional placing. Admission is expected to occur on 15 February 2017.   Ramsdens operates in the

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Guernsey’s PCC turns 20

Guernsey is marking the the 20th anniversary of the introduction of its Protected Cell Company (PCC) Ordinance on 1 February 1997, providing the island’s captive insurance sector with the first cell company legislation of its kind anywhere in the world. The subsequent success of this innovation is illustrated by the

Euronext initiatives target family businesses

Euronext is to roll out a series of initiatives dedicated to family businesses to promote listings and increase their visibility among investors. There are currently over 14 million European family businesses, amounting to 60 per cent of the total number of companies in Europe. Family businesses account for 66 per

ACA Aponix expands portfolio company review and diligence offering

ACA Compliance Group has appointed Chad Neale as a managing director with ACA Aponix, its cybersecurity and risk division. Neale comes to ACA from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was the director of cybersecurity and privacy/information security architect. In his role at PwC, Neale provided cyber assessment services to clients in

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