Substance in the fund management sector, particularly in the context of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative, is of increasing importance, according to a Guernsey Finance white paper. Investment funds – Why substance is key, written by funds journalist Kirstie Brewer,
ID Experts, a provider of software and services for cyber breach and identity fraud protection, has raised a USD27.5 million round of equity funding. Healthcare private equity firm Peloton Equity and cybersecurity venture capital firm Trident Capital Cybersecurity, along with existing investors BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and the Sandbox Advantage
Sobera Capital has taken over the management of S-Refit in Regensburg, effective 1 July 2016. Simultaneously, Sobera Capital also assumed management of associated vehicles S-Refit EFRE Fonds Bayern (EFRE), medTECH Capital Fonds and S-Partner Kapital. All vehicles together have 23 active portfolio companies. The transaction involved a complex restructuring
Eze Castle Integration has expanded its cybersecurity consulting services for investment firms and will now offer vulnerability assessments, penetration testing and third-party due diligence audits to all firms across the investment industry. Eze Vulnerability Assessments cover both internal and external network activities while Eze Penetration Testing Services work to test
Nuveen has teamed with Artivest, a technology-driven alternatives investment platform, to bring alternative investments capabilities to RIAs, family offices, private banks and other financial advisers serving qualified high-net-worth investors. Advisers will now be able to use investment tools, education materials and a client service team to access Nuveen and parent
Four words spring to mind when discussing the evolution of The Bahamas as a leading international financial jurisdiction: regulation, location, expertise and innovation. Collectively, they provide a multi-layered value proposition that is helping The Bahamas cement a reputation for not only committing to a regulatory framework that embraces and, indeed,
HgCapital portfolio company Intelliflo has launched an Open API for its business management system, Intelligent Office (iO), enabling its adviser and supplier partners to integrate their own solutions and processes fully with the data and functionality within iO. Intelliflo’s aim is to allow its partners to enhance their own offerings
The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), the industry association for diverse-owned and emerging private equity firms and hedge funds, has launched a new initiative to increase the number of women entering and advancing in the private equity industry. A partnership between the NAIC and the American Investment Council (AIC)
This week’s recommendation on extending the alternative investment marketing ‘passport’ to fund managers in up to 12 non-EU countries is an important step towards improving choice for investors, says Invest Europe. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has presented its latest recommendation to the European Commission on extending the European
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has welcomed the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recommendation to the European Parliament, Council and Commission that Jersey should be among the ‘third countries’ granted an AIFMD passport. The JFSC has fully engaged with ESMA and has been working closely with member state
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