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FinTech, Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Regulation – An interview with legal experts Sean Murphy and Imogen Garner What does Brexit mean for London Fintechs? What...

FinTech Alternative Investments Digital Fund Management solutions.The ability to manage and extract value using solid and secure software such as fund management solutions from the right financial...

It might not be sexy, but not adhering to the rules is not an option, regardless the size of an organisation. Jochen Heussner from...

Blockchain Holds Huge Potential for Wholesale Insurance: New Z/Yen and PwC ReportThe total worth of Bitcoin today in the blockchain is circa 0.025% of...

·      Ownership Tab gathers together corporate governance data, including shareholders and related companies·      Feature automates time-consuming manual processes, uncovering connections linking businesses and directorsDueDil,...

An Introduction to Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Regulation. Part 1. This is a post by Jochen Heussner. Jochen is a qualified lawyer and has been working in the...

Hedge Fund managers are often called Investment Advisors as well. Because of the advisory role they play in guiding and counseling institutional investors, by...

The Directions for the Hedge Fund Industry - Opportunity(ies) in the face of adversity, innovation, regulation and Disruption! #Gaim2015Are Hedge Funds managing close to 5%...

Creating a Sustainable InfrastructureMany emerging fund managers enter the hedge fund business thinking that the most challenging thing they will have to do is...

by Timothy Mohr, Principal & National Financial Services Advisory leader, BDO Consulting The hedge fund industry is undergoing a period of immense and rapid change....

Social networks have become one of the most dominant forces in marketing in the last decade. While it may still be a powerful tool,...

In today's still fragile environment of recovering economies and financial markets, it is extremely important for a business world to have a reliable and...

AIFMD: EU HEDGE FUND REGULATION The EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), which became effective at the state level in July 2013, has had...

What are today’s investors demanding of their hedge funds? Aside from exceptional financial returns, there is an increasing tendency to hold fund management accountable...

The new budget for the year 2015 signals an increase in the tax on businesses. The most important proposal is for investment partnerships that...

On December 10, 2013, five U.S. agencies jointly issued the Volcker Rule, a rule mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act (“Dodd-Frank”) to...

Introduction As an integral part of an overall internal risk management procedure, your compliance program should at a minimum:identify the regulatory risks affecting your company, determine...

What do American banks Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase have in common with their European counterparts Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, and several...

   Financial promotions over social media platforms are a matter of much contemplation since the past few months. While more companies want to take advantage...