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INDOS Financial Limited (INDOS), the independent UK depositary, has been appointed as depositary to four alternative investment funds (AIFs) managed by Gresham House.
The AIFs are Gresham House Strategic plc, an AIM quoted investment company, Gresham House Strategic Public Equity LP and Gresham House British Strategic Investment Fund LP, both Guernsey Limited Partnerships, and Gresham House Forestry Fund LP, a Scottish Limited Partnership.
Bill Prew (pictured), CEO of INDOS, says: “We are delighted to have been appointed as depositary to the Gresham House funds. The appointment leverages our expertise as an independent depositary across a number of disciplines, including
CEPRES has rolled out a brand new online platform to give institutional investors a digital portal to manage all aspects of their private capital market investments. By using the latest technology it allows them to achieve a true three dimensional view into their investments.
Referred to as PE.Analyzer 4.0, it is the first fully interactive due diligence, portfolio management and market benchmarking platform of its kind. By design, it allows investors and fund managers to exchange investment data in a secure environment.
“The private market industry (PE, RE, infrastructure, private debt) is getting very large but the way it is
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has launched AbacusGlobalSync.
The new service enables AbacusFLEX IT-as-a-Service clients with geographically diverse offices to securely synchronise files and data within the Abacus Cloud, enabling them to increase efficiency and collaboration while maintaining security and audit controls of their data.
Today’s firms are spread across the globe and often face significant latency and editing conflicts when they need to access and synchronise their data, which can decrease productivity and impact the bottom line. Recognising that firms need fast, secure access to their information, regardless
Hedge fund and private equity administrator, JP Fund Administration (Cayman) Ltd, has grown its Assets Under Administration (AUA) to more than USD5 billion, bringing the JP Integra group total AUA to more than USD6 billion.
Dave van Duynhoven (pictured), head of fund services at JP Integra, says: “2017 was a year of investment in systems and processes to enable us to handle the growing demand for our Cayman based administration services. We passed USD6 billion AUA for the first time and we are excited by prospects in 2018, especially in private equity and investment funds for Family Offices and HNWIs.
Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has listed SparkLabs, the largest accelerator network in Asia. Founded in 2013, SparkLabs supports innovation sectors including IoT, smart cities, sustainability, and healthcare.
Through its listing of the SPRK Token, Swarm Fund will support SparkLabs’ effort to raise up to USD30 million through a security token offering. This will fund two of SparkLabs’ accelerators, one focused on smart city development in South Korea and another supporting sustainability efforts in Australia.
“We’re excited to bring this unique opportunity to support innovation to Swarm Fund’s members,” says Philipp Pieper, CEO and co-founder of Swarm Fund.
Clipper Coin Capital (CCCX) is to have its global exclusive premier listing on Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Coinsuper on 14 May 2018.
Coinsuper provides crypto trading services to individuals and institutions. It has built a professional crypto exchange with strict listing standards, and ensures stakeholders’ safety with state-of-the-art digital security technology. Coinsuper has a team of professionals with broad experience in financial services, wealth management, and blockchain technology.
Clipper Coin Capital is a decentralised brokerage and investment bank focusing on cryptocurrency markets. Clipper Crypto Rating helps crypto participants avoid ICO scams and trade in the future of blockchain technology.
Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey has advised CoinShares Group on the successful first close of CoinShares Fund II.
The new investment vehicle follows the June 2017 launch of CoinShares Fund I, the first fund ever to be denominated in Ethereum. Like its predecessor, the closed-ended fund will invest in a range of opportunities in the blockchain space, among them – newly created digital assets, emerging from Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).
The fund has been authorised under the Jersey Private Fund Regime, a regime which provides for a streamlined regulatory authorisation process as it is a selective offering
Global accountancy network PKF has expanded its successful service for family offices and private funds in the UK and Ireland.
The PKF Funds and Family Office service, which was launched in New York in 2011, has now extended its presence to London, Edinburgh and Dublin. The expansion gives PKF’s Family Office and Investment Fund clients greater access to expertise across some of the world’s leading financial centres. The team already maintains offices in the United States, Geneva, Amsterdam and Luxembourg.
The business has appointed Paul Pratt, formerly with Trusted Family, to help launch the offer in the UK and
By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298 billion – a 16 per cent year-on-year increase – to a record high of EUR2.4 trillion1, a substantial figure and testament to the attractiveness of Ireland as a global funds domicile. Of this total just over 76 per cent represents UCITS funds’ assets, the balance representing alternative assets. More than 900 fund managers from 50-plus countries have assets serviced in Ireland.2
There are many service providers that form part of the Irish funds industry; these include custodians,
Although most institutional investors are comfortable with the idea of fund managers outsourcing middle- and back-office functions while they focus on managing the investment strategy, they are taking great care and attention at the pre-allocation stage, as part of the ODD process.
Whilst they understand that there are numerous cost benefits and efficiencies to be gained using hosted platforms, they want complete confidence in who the platform provider is.
John Hynes (pictured) is CEO of HedgeFacts, a leading provider of middle- and back-office solutions to alternative fund managers. He notes that the cloud has become a significant game changer for managers
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