04/07/2015
Cayman Islands – Best Hedge Fund Services Jurisdiction
The Cayman Islands remains the clear choice among practitioners and fund managers of all varieties
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04/07/2015
New Guernsey fund in £150 million IPO
The fund structure includes what is understood to be first independent, Guernsey-licensed fund manager to act as an alternative investment fund manager
04/06/2015
Bermuda firm launches Cayman trust business
Bermuda-based Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services , a global asset administrator, has launched its Cayman Islands Trustee Services
04/06/2015
New Residential and HLSS Announce Entry into Purchase Agreement
New Residential Extends Servicing Contracts with Ocwen to Enhance Long-Term Partnership
04/01/2015
Isle of Man introduces new ISPV Legislation
The legislation enables Isle of Man firms to facilitate Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and similar transactions including catastrophe bonds.
03/31/2015
Caribbean Bitcoin exchange startup Bitt secures seed round $1.5m in capital
Powered by AlphaPoint’s state-of-the-art Bitcoin trading technology, Bitt releases its flagship service, the Bitt Exchange to the public
03/30/2015
Sanne announce listing on Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
The Offer is expected to raise more than £140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK
03/29/2015
Sir Philip Green’s family firm received £70m from sale
A Jersey company controlled by Sir Philip Green’s family received £70m from the sale of 12 properties to the new owners
03/27/2015
Expats Win Right To Cash In Duff Annuities
These new rules let UK retirement savers aged over 55 take cash from their pension funds when they wish.
03/26/2015
Prestigious award recognises an 'unsung hero' at Ramsey Crookall
Perry Downward, Director of Operations at Ramsey Crookall, has won a prestigious title at the 2015 City of London Wealth Management Awards
03/26/2015
“The decision to locate our hedge fund in Cayman was easy”
A hedge fund manager who recently set up his hedge fund shop in the Caymans says the jurisdiction made it really easy for him to get started
03/25/2015
Clearstream opens three new offshore RMB Cash Correspondent Bank accounts in Luxembourg, Singapore and Frankfurt
Clearstream now offers five offshore RMB accounts in four leading financial centres and will give customers more options and flexibility in managing offshore RMB liquidity
03/25/2015
How The Bahamas continues to evolve its funds industry
The Bahamas is taking steps in the right direction to raise its profile as an attractive funds centre
03/25/2015
How Malta is Fast Developing as a European Securitisation Centre
Securitisation is often associated with the financial crash of 2008 which was in part caused by the over rating of pools of mortgages within Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) which started a chain reaction of events exposing weaknesses in an already
03/25/2015
The Resurgence Of ILS
Gavin Parker, head of intermediaries, funds and captives at Barclays in ILS Guernsey examines why Insurance Linked Securities have become a popular asset class once again
03/23/2015
ILS & hedge funds dominate 2015 Bermuda re/insurance registrations
Insurance and reinsurance company registrations in Bermuda have been dominated by insurance-linked securities focused vehicles and hedge fund reinsurance operations
03/22/2015
Ravenscroft purchases 75% stake in UK stockbroking firm
Ravenscroft has expanded into the UK after purchasing a 75 per cent stake in Peterborough-based private client stockbroking company A Vartan, which will re-brand as Vartan Ravenscroft.
03/19/2015
Heather Hedge Fund Executives Given Loans Before Collapse
Loans came from Gibraltar-based company controlled by Heather founder Gregory King
03/17/2015
Hedge fund backed annuity & life insurer Knighthead gets rated
A new hedge fund backed annuity and life insurance company has received its rating, showing that the trend towards leveraging hedge fund strategies to boost insurance or reinsurance company performance is expanding.
03/13/2015
Beechwood Opens Headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda
The new office, according to David Lessing, Executive Vice President of Beechwood, "represents an important next step in Beechwood's commitment to offering unique solutions for our clients.