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Advise Technologies has released upgraded reporting and electronic filing software for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to coincide with the new guidelines released by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
On 1 October, ESMA released final guidance on reporting obligations under the AIFMD. The release included a consolidated reporting template, an opinion letter, and updated technical specifications, all of which have been incorporated into Advise’s revamped software to provide a working solution that fully reflects the most recent guidance.
The consolidated reporting template put forth by ESMA in the final guidance includes significant changes from the previous
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the growth of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS).
Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) are growing in popularity among investors as an alternative asset class and with insurers as a means of accessing greater quantities of affordable risk transfer capacity. ILS permit an insurer to purchase additional protection for low frequency, high severity losses, including natural and non-natural perils, operating in the traditional insurance market, typically in the form of catastrophe ‘cat’ bonds or collateralised reinsurance. Investors are
First Light Asset Management has selected Market Street Advisors’ Archer MSA investment management platform and a full suite of operational services from MSA Ops.
First Light was established in September 2013 by chief executive and senior portfolio manager Matt Arens and managing director Brett Johnson.
First Light needed a turn-key solution from a company with extensive knowledge of separately managed accounts and back office expertise.
Arens says: "The experience and responsiveness of Market Street Advisors' team was a key element in our decision."
Ron Rawdon, senior vice president, director of new business development at MSA, says: "First
TVM Capital is to sharpen its investment focus and exclusively invest in healthcare private equity investments in the MENA region and life science venture capital investments in Western Europe and North America.
Investments will be made through TVM’s private equity team TVM Capital MENA, based in Dubai, and through its venture capital team, based in Munich and Montreal.
Dr Helmut Schühsler, chairman of TVM Capital says: "We experience a significant opportunity through the rapid ascension of emerging markets and the MENA region is becoming an attractive investment geography for private equity investment into private healthcare. At the same time,
Allen Edmonds, a maker of high-end men's shoes, is to be acquired by Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Allen Edmonds has generated some interest in the press recently, after a Wall Street Journal report last month said Men's Wearhouse was pursuing a possible purchase of the company.
Just Marketing International (JMI), a member of Spire Capital’s Fund II portfolio, will be acquired in full by Chime Communications through its subsidiary CSM Sport & Entertainment in a transaction valued at USD76m.
Spire, along with the Indiana Investment Fund, purchased control of JMI in June 2008 with a focus on assisting JMI's management team in leveraging its marketing services presence in the motorsports industry. Spire's focus was centred on operational and financial efficiency, international expansion and client diversification.
"I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the entire team at Spire," says JMI chief executive Zak
Jersey’s government has received assurances from the French Finance Ministry that the island will be removed from France’s list of uncooperative jurisdictions in due course.
Officials from Jersey met with senior officials from France’s Ministry of Finance last week and were told that Jersey’s significant efforts to ensure tax information requests are responded to swiftly and effectively are being recognised by French officials.
Jersey Finance chief executive Geoff Cook (pictured) says: “Jersey’s government has given this issue the highest priority, and their most recent meeting with French officials was clearly a constructive one. The focus now is on ensuring
Private equity firm TA Associates has made two strategic hires in newly created senior roles.
Jeffrey C Hadden has joined TA as chief operating officer and general counsel, and Kevin L. Masse has joined the firm as chief portfolio officer. Both serve in TA’s Boston office. The hires were effective 4 November.
Hadden is responsible for the general oversight of TA’s global non-investment operations. He oversees all legal matters, including compliance, and marketing and human resources functions, including recruiting, training and performance reviews. Hadden joins TA from Goodwin Procter. He served as TA’s outside general counsel since 1987 in his role as
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has closed its acquisition of Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management, a real estate multi-manager with more than USD2.6bn in capital commitments.
Equity for the transaction came from Carlyle’s balance sheet. Financial terms were not released.
Metropolitan is now part of Carlyle’s Solutions platform, which also includes AlpInvest, the USD48bn private equity fund of funds business, bringing Solutions AUM to USD50.6bn. Metropolitan’s management team, led by David Sherman, remains in place. In addition to his role as co-chief investment officer, Sherman is now head of real estate within the Solutions platform. Sherman and his
Exhilway, a US-based private equity fund which recently launched Link, an alternative trading platform for emerging businesses worldwide, has seen registrations from over 20,000 accredited investors around the world.
Link will connect accredited investors with emerging businesses looking out for small- to mid-sized funding. The transaction size will typically range from a few dollars to multimillion-dollar requirements.
"Businesses worldwide are facing a funding crunch; the knowledge of promoters in their business domain may be vast but it is all useless if they do not have money to implement it and transform their ideas into a well carved finished product.
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