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Augentius has launched a new AIFMD Reporter service, developed in conjunction with software provider KNEIP. The service – already tested with real fund data – comprises three possible levels of service, from total outsourcing through to simply having access to the software.   Clients will be able to transition across the different service levels over time as they develop their own knowledge and experience in the regulatory requirements.   Ian Kelly, CEO of Augentius, says: “The deadline for the first tranche of AIFMD reporting couldn’t come at a worse time for private equity and real estate managers. CFOs already have
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iLEVEL, a cloud-based software provider to the private capital market, has opened a European data centre in the UK. The iLEVEL Private Capital Data Platform is built to streamline data collection across a portfolio into a central repository, enabling fund managers and institutional investors to track investment performance with real-time, standardised reporting.   Year to date, iLEVEL has tripled the amount of clients that it services in the EMEA market.   iLEVEL’s London-based staff has doubled in 2014 and includes sales, implementation and client service capabilities.   “The iLEVEL platform has allowed us to streamline our portfolio analysis capabilities and
James Williams, Hedgeweek
It’s a fair assumption to say that the proliferation of hedge fund regulation has spurred technology providers to produce newer, innovative solutions.  Central to this is the growing complexity surrounding data management. If one were to plot data volume over time over the last five years it would resemble a hockey stick with the introduction of Form PF reporting by the SEC two years ago marking the point at which managers began to deal with ‘Big Data’.  Whether it is Annex IV reporting under AIFMD in Europe, reporting on derivative positions under Dodd-Frank and EMIR, CPO-PQR, FATCA, reporting short selling positions to the Hong
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Dion Global Solutions has launched a new technology solution, AlphaClick, which aims to enhance portfolio monitoring for private equity and venture capital firms. AlphaClick streamlines the collection and analysis of portfolio company data, enabling fund managers to meet increased transparency and reporting requirements.   Dion has deployed the solution at RTP Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm specialising in investing into software companies.   AlphaClick automatically turns raw investee information into actionable insights. This reduces time spent on collecting, processing and analysing data, and simplifies and improves reporting and decision-making.   Experienced financial analysts support the automated validation and standardisation,
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Intralinks DealNexus, an online deal sourcing and marketing platforms for M&A professionals, has expanded its mobile application to include full access to and interaction with its exclusive, global community of approximately 10,000 dealmakers. Additionally, Intralinks DealNexus has introduced a tablet version of the app for the iPad.   The new app takes the process of securely and discretely marketing and sourcing deals mobile, from start to finish.   “Intralinks DealNexus already enables Pitcher Partners to market deals to a global universe of potential buyers often giving the first connection between a broader range of global buyers and sellers,” says Nathan
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Fuchs & Associés Group has been granted authorisation by the CSSF for Fuchs Asset Management SA, its Luxembourg-based super management company (Super ManCo). Fuchs Asset Management SA, which was created on 10 June 2014, operates in accordance with Luxembourg’s laws on undertakings for collective investment schemes (UCITS) and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).   Fuchs Asset Management offers a wide range of services for investment funds within structures governed by the UCITS and AIFMD directives, including private equity and real estate funds, as well as structuring solutions, risk management and compliance and the relocation of funds. Fuchs Asset
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Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 42 new investment funds during the second quarter of this year, bringing the total number of additions in the 12 months to the end of June to 131. Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that 33 new funds were approved during the third quarter of 2013 and 30 during the fourth, along with 26 during the first quarter of 2014 and 42 during the second quarter.   The GFSC approved two open-ended funds, 17 closed-ended funds and 23 non-Guernsey open-ended schemes between the start of April and the end of June. Taking
Indus Valley Partners (IVP) has extended its Managed Services offering to include regulatory filings for hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative asset managers. IVP RAPTOR is a regulatory technology solution supporting over USD375bn in regulatory assets under management. IVP Managed Services will use this technology for supporting the regulatory filings of its clients.   Coverage will include all major regulatory filings, including Form PF, 13F/D/G, CPO-PQR, CTA PR, Form ADV, Form 3, 4, 5, the upcoming AIFMD for Europe, EMIR, European Short Sale Reporting and TIC-B reporting.   IVP Managed Services uses IVP’s technology solutions as the backbone
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REISA, a US trade association serving the alternative investment and securities industry, is changing its name to the Alternative and Direct Investment Securities Association (ADISA). "The change to Alternative and Direct Investment Securities Association better reflects our organisation's mission and what we provide to the alternative investment industry," says ADISA executive director/chief executive John Harrison. "Our association represents thousands of individuals in alternative investments from all types and sectors, and we strive to provide the best education, networking and advocacy for these professionals.   ADISA influences more than 20,000 professionals who offer and manage alternative investments, such as non-traded REITs,
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“The analogy I like to use is the Rubik’s Cube with all the colours mixed up. What we do is take clients through the process of realigning all their data – getting the colours of each block to match – to transform their data infrastructure,” says David van Rooyen, one of the founders of London-based Pomerol Partners. Pomerol Partners is a business intelligence consultancy that specialises in advanced data visualisations. The firm builds business toolsets – dashboards – to help senior executives make more informed decisions. That sounds straightforward but within the financial services industry, particularly global investment banks, such

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