23 Sep 2020
How to tick the right boxes when capital raising
By Robin Bedford, Opus Fund Services – The average hedge fund life expectancy is 3-5 years. Long-term viability is almost exclusively…
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Streamlined data sharing for the future
As hedge funds become more comfortable with cloud database technology, the opportunity for new, more efficient ways of sharing data between…
Hedge fund and private equity worlds collide to exploit credit opportunities
With the ripple effect of Covid-19 still being felt in the global economy, investment opportunities in high yield credit, and in particular…
01 Sep 2020
Harmonised data to enhance alpha generation
Using order book data to drive investment decisions was historically the domain of high frequency trading hedge funds. However, as these…
24 Aug 2020
Strengthening security through policy review, training and communication
Firms can have a belts and braces approach to the security of the systems and tools they deploy, but staff training and communication can…
Proactively detecting threats through AI
Artificial intelligence is enabling organisations to be more proactive in their approach to cyber threats. Work environments with greater…
19 Aug 2020
Dynamism and proactivity in times of uncertainty
Along with the Covid-19 pandemic's tumult, alternative investment fund managers have had to face a number of tax changes that are…
16 Jul 2020
Finding the right path to institutionalising compliance
In part one of this article series, entitled Alphabet Soup, three key themes were discussed in relation to the global regulatory…
02 Jul 2020
Alphabet soup
A thick broth of global regulation is putting added pressure on investment managers to institutionalise their compliance…
25 Jun 2020
Sandberg Capital invests in Central European cloud services leader, Revolgy Business Solutions
Sandberg Capital acquires a 35 per cent stake in Czech company Revolgy Business Solutions. The management team stays on board and continues…
22 Jun 2020
Operational support gains ground as crypto develops
The digital asset space has expanded to include multiple cryptoasset types, blockchains and a variety of centralised and decentralised…
Institutional calibre custody solutions and connectivity
Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset exchange, is leading the way in driving mass institutional participation in the crypto trading…
15 Jun 2020
Shift to private capital continues as investors thirst for returns
As global investment markets became more efficient and persistent low interest rates saw returns dry up, institutional investors have been…
03 Jun 2020
Sustaining business longevity
By A Paris – In the face of the current uncertainty and volatility across global markets, the financial industry in The Bahamas has been…
01 Jun 2020
Changing BCPs to include work from home
The idea that everyone would be working from home for an extended period of time was never truly contemplated in business continuity plans.…
