The South African and Kenyan offices of pan-African law firm Bowmans, together with international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Nigerian law firm Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, will launch their inaugural African Private Equity Academy in Sandton this week. Over 100 delegates from across Africa will attend the launch of the academy. John Bellew,
The fourth annual Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS), scheduled for 15-17 February in the Cayman Islands, will convene leading thinkers and decisions makers from across the industry as they explore this year’s theme, “Defying Gravity: The Future of Alternative Investments in Exceptional Times.” In a change of venue, CAIS 2017
The pace of consolidation within the hedge fund administration space shows no let-up, with MUFJ Investor Services, the asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, having just announced its latest acquisition; Rydex Fund Services, a 1940-Act fund administration business formerly owned by Guggenheim Investments. One of the reasons fuelling
In order for the alternative funds industry to evolve one point that needs to be addressed is that the term 'Hedge Fund Administration' is too narrow. Firstly, one cannot avoid a trend towards convergence within alternatives that has steadily gained traction in recent years as hedge fund managers develop more
Conifer Financial Services is one of the world's leading independent fund administrators. It has more than 200 clients representing more than USD110 billion of combined assets under administration (AuA) and has a strong footprint in both the US and Asia (Singapore) following its successful merger with Vastardis Capital in 2014.
There is plenty of scope for further consolidation in the hedge fund administration space, but only those with a clear strategic vision and a willingness to reinvest in their businesses will likely emerge as tomorrow’s winners. Consolidation in the hedge fund administration space remains a prominent trend and as investment
HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) has consolidated its listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and has delisted from Euronext Amsterdam. It says the consolidation will result in reduced administrative and legal costs and will simplify the continuing operation of the company. Subsequent to the delisting
Linedata, a software solution provider to the investment management and credit industries, has released the latest version of Linedata Icon, the firm’s flagship fund accounting solution. Linedata says the latest release is part of the continuing programme of functional and technological evolution and builds on the broad and deep functionality
Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), the software company behind fund administration solution PFS-PAXUS, has opened its European operational headquarters in Douglas, Isle of Man. PFS’s chief operating officer Paul Kneen (pictured) says: “PFS is a global software development company providing a powerful niche investment accounting and fund administration solution to a
Katipult has partnered with Mangopay to launch a disruptive lending solution in the UK, providing what it says is a “secure and flexible transaction environment to manage the incoming and outgoing payment flows”. Launching its solution in Europe, Katipult decided to partner with Mangopay to enable platforms to hold lender
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