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HFA concern over SEC changes to accredited investors

08 October 2014 Washington DC
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

The Hedge Fund Association has outlined concerns over the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed change to the definition of an ‘accredited investor’ under Rule 501 of Regulation D...

SGSS swings Ellipsis AM mandate

08 October 2014 Paris
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

Ellipsis Asset Management has mandated Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) for its ‘swing pricing’ offer that covers a selection of funds in France...

Europe embracing T2S, according to SWIFT

06 October 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

A new SWIFT whitepaper shows market participants are embracing a direct route to TARGET2-Securities (T2S) that will enable greater market opportunities...

New Guernsey law attracts foundation

06 October 2014 Guernsey
Reporter: Stephen Durham

Carey Olsen has registered the first migration of a foundation from another jurisdiction to Guernsey with the Guernsey Registry...

Banks sign up to use Deutsche's FX4Cash

02 October 2014 Boston
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Canara Bank and KBC Bank have signed up to use Deutsche Bank’s FX4Cash, a global cross-currency payments solution...

Energy cycle surges to $12.1 billion

30 September 2014 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

The notional eliminated in the latest triReduce energy cycle grew to $12.1 billion (single-counted), a 110 percent increase over its previous all-time high cycle in March...

Industry must engage to meet RDR needs

24 September 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

According to a new study by the ALFI and Fundscape, the most important lesson to be learned from the UK’s experience of the RDR is that positive engagement between all parties creates easier processes...

SmartStream wins TLM Reconciliations SEC contract

23 September 2014 Washington DC
Reporter: Catherine Van de Stouwe

SmartStream has been awarded a contract by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to furnish SmartStream’s TLM Reconciliations Premium solution to the SEC’s office of compliance inspection and examinations (OCIE)...