For the most part a lot of the drama surrounding the role of depositories and prime brokers under AIFMD has subsided. All parties concerned have pretty much fallen into line and are clear with what everyone’s roles and responsibilities will be. This is certainly true of Deutsche Bank who are

ConceptONE LLC specialises in regulatory and risk reporting, an area of expertise that is fast gaining prominence as alternative fund managers begin to comprehend the enormity of regulatory compliance. “We have developed a regulatory enterprise risk management solution – RegERMTM – specifically to meet the regulatory reporting challenge,” states Gary

Both depositories and fund administrators face huge demands from a data management perspective under the AIFM Directive. For any depository appointed by an AIFM running an onshore hedge fund, the scope of responsibility is greater than that required under a depository lite scenario for AIFMs running non-EU funds. This is

By Gavin Byrnes, UBS Fund Services – The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) has caused much rancour and debate over the last few years but at last the end is in sight. Some of the more challenging aspects of the Directive have centred on the Remuneration and Depository provisions,

SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services provides sophisticated fund administration and custody services in the UK and Ireland and is backed by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd (SMTB), the largest Trust Bank in Asia with over USD3tn in assets under custody. David O’Keeffe (pictured) is the CEO of SMT Trustees (Ireland) Limited,

 The surge of interest in managed accounts over the past two years has opened up the market to third-party investment platforms offered by a range of providers, including notably investment ba

Malta is gaining momentum.

 Talk about the elephant in the room. The Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive surely has the largest ears and the longest trunk of the species.