The European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and Cayman Funds
Article by Derbhil O’Riordan Taken from Cayman Finance Last Updated: 14 July 2014 The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, 2011/ 61/ EU (AIFMD), came into force on 22 July 2013, affecting the management and marketing of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)…
Cayman Islands: The cost of compliance
Article by Jonathan Cohen, Source: Cayman Finance In recent years, an avalanche of regulation has significantly increased the costs of compliance within the hedge fund industry, with looming change and uncertainty ever present. It is widely known that hedge fund…
Cayman Islands and Luxembourg funds: Options and considerations for managers
From Opalesque Opalesque Industry Update – The structure and domiciliation of a fund vehicle are integral to the set up of a fund from multiple perspectives. Tax, investment strategy, investor base, cost and speed of set up, regulatory environment, and…
DMS Offshore Investment Services – Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm
By James Williams From Hedgeweek DMS Offshore Investment Services (‘DMS’) was established in the Cayman Islands by Don Seymour (pictured) in 2000. Over the past 14 years it has grown into one of the industry’s leading fund governance firms with…
Cayman still reigns supreme
By Charles Gubert From CooConnect Among the many findings in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) just published Hedge Fund Survey is the “revelation” that the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has not facilitated an exodus of managers…
Gibraltar: The new Cayman for European funds
By James Lasry From Hassans The Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (“AIFMD” and / or the “Directive”) has dichotomised the funds industry into EU and non-EU funds jurisdictions. This has put Gibraltar which was one of a dozen such domiciles…
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Cayman Islands: Managers need to take a multi-adviser approach
Article by Matt Mulry Dillon Eustace Although the AIFM Directive is uniform EU-wide regulation each member state is likely to adjust its national private placement regime rules idiosyncratically. For managers of non-EU funds, therefore, it’s important that they are clear…
