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Pre-order subscriptions for Finles Capital’s FundCoin ICO are now open, with a full launch to follow on 30 September 2017. Finles Capital aims to distribute EUR100 million from the ICO and to invest in the Lowestoft Private Equity fund.
This Fund will invest in the blockchain industry via several VC companies as well as in traditional high yielding and other private equity investments. FundCoin holders will be able to benefit from the exposure to a sector that is set to grow at 58% CAGR by 2023 according to Allied Market Research, while being underpinned by a safer, more stable asset
Intralinks has launched a new version of its Virtual Data Room (VDR) which the company says will help straemline the M&A process.
The new Intralinks VDR is its fastest platform to date. It is 50% faster across the board and now means a data room can be set up in hours, not days. Its integration with artificial intelligence technology (AI) expedites the due diligence process and reduces deal completion times through the automation of deal room set-up, contract analysis and organisation.
Additional key features include: a new User Interface (UI), giving users an enhanced look and feel to the
Peak Re, a Hong Kong based reinsurer, has selected Applied Insurance Technologies’ (AIT) pricing and portfolio management platform, TigerEye, to support its underwriting strategy.
TigerEye will aid Peak Re’s management of catastrophe exposures and assist in optimising their reinsurance portfolio.
TigerEye is a powerful, intuitive, model-agnostic portfolio roll-up and reinsurance structuring tool. TigerEye enables reinsurers to make data-driven business decisions in real-time through the ability to quickly evaluate the pricing of individual programs with the associated marginal impact on an existing portfolio. TigerEye enables reinsurers to rapidly roll up their entire portfolio and evaluate the individual programs that are
Apex Fund Services (Apex) has been granted official approval and licensing by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (AGDM) and has become one of the first Independent fund administrators approved to carry out Regulated Activity in the jurisdiction.
Over the past year, Apex Abu Dhabi has increase its assets under administration by 40 per cent as it goes from strength to strength in the region. Having recently acquired Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services, with the backing of Genstar Capital, Apex has stepped up to be ranked one of the world’s top 15 largest fund administrators.
Iron Cove Partners, a national insurance brokerage specialising in the needs of the alternative asset management community, has launched the Iron Cove Hedge Fund Select Policy, through a new partnership with a Lloyd’s Cover Holder and Financial Services Syndicate.
Iron Cove’s partnership with Lloyd’s allows the firm to offer the new insurance product in exclusivity.
“I am excited by the opportunities the new partnership offers,” says Iron Cove Vice President, Gregory C Sibilio (pictured). “Our new facility addresses the full range of liability exposures for our hedge fund and private equity clients under one policy form, and our manuscript
Eze Castle Integration, a managed services provider to the financial industry, has published a new whitepaper exploring strategies and best practices for private equity firms to protect data, assets, and corporate interests in the midst of growing cybersecurity threats.
The thought leadership paper, Cybersecurity for Private Equity, is available for download at www.eci.com/cyberPE-whitepaper.
As hackers become exponentially more sophisticated, the means with which they’re able to sell, proffer, and even influence information flow is greatly concerning to private equity and other investment management firms. Cybersecurity for Private Equity explores these concerns and examines:
• The current cyber
How UMB Fund Services is utilising proprietary technology to expand its service offering and customisation support to private equity managers…
With private equity enjoying a surge in interest among institutional investors, keen to seek out longer-term yield away from traditional asset classes, the opportunities for fund administrators to provide outsourced services are compelling. And as regulation increases in complexity, in tandem with massive improvements in technology, the appeal of outsourcing to an independent third party continues to grow.
The number of PE funds being offered directly to institutions, or indirectly through intermediaries on behalf of high net worth individuals, is
By Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), CEO, The International Stock Exchange Group – There are a number of advantages of listing on TISE, including the ability to demonstrate additional substance within and create value for investment structures, says Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO, The International Stock Exchange Group.
Asset management groups are still coming to terms with the fact that international developments such as the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative have placed increased focus on the substance of investment structures.
However, there are a number of advantages of listing on TISE,
AirTM, a fintech start-up aiming to bring US dollar-denominated financial services to the developing world, has surpassed its funding goal of USD1 million with lead FinTech investor BnkToTheFuture.
AirTM plans to use this funding to further develop its platform and bring its services to more people who need to preserve their savings in the midst of devaluing currencies. It took just two weeks to reach its funding goal.
AirTM Founders Ruben Galindo Steckel and Antonio Garcia Aerenlund, both from Mexico City, started AirTM in 2015 with a clear mission – to help people in the developing world preserve their savings
Nasdaq has successfully completed 90 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) initial public offerings (IPOs) raising USD15.3 billion in total.
Since the adoption of new listing rules in 2011, Nasdaq has consistently been the exchange of choice for SPACs, attracting 96 per cent of all SPAC IPOs listing on a national exchange.
Thus far in 2017, Nasdaq has welcomed 18 SPAC IPOs, which eclipses the 13 SPAC IPOs that took place in 2016. The average proceeds raised amongst those deals in 2017 has been USD254 million, which would represent the largest annual average deal size on record. Top listings for
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