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Malcolm Pobjoy, Group Commercial Director of Alternative Investments at Vistra, has been featured in Finance Dublin’s special report on Investment Funds 2019. The report focuses specifically on the growth in Ireland’s funds and asset management industry.With huge strides being made new technology solutions across the global financial services industry Finance Dublin asked a panel where they see the greatest potential for Fundtech innovation.As part of the panel, Malcolm said: ‘We see many areas within the Alternatives Fund Industry where new technologies can revolutionise current practises. Specific areas where we see promising initiatives being undertaken include: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence applied to enhance research work...
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Vistra, a leading global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, today released the eighth edition of its Vistra 2020 industry research report. The report reveals that the corporate services industry has never been so vital in underpinning globalisation, from the facilitation of cross border capital flows, to the provision of local compliance, legal and regulatory expertise to companies and individuals wishing to do business cross border.“As the industry responds to geopolitical upheaval, as businesses and jurisdictions come to terms with the convergence of new regulatory frameworks, coupled with new technologies, the corporate services industry is rich with both challenges and opportunities,” said Jonathon Clifton,...
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The Cyprus Scheme for Naturalisation of Investors not only offers successful applicants the opportunity to live, work and travel visa-free within the EU but also a host of other benefits, including access to a great standard of living, and personal/family security.Considering the scheme’s overwhelming popularity, the Cyprus government has revised the established programme pursuant to subsection (2) of section 111A of the Civil Registry Laws of 2002-2017, with specific incentives, criteria and control procedures to prevent abuse.Effective from 15 June 2018, amendments to the scheme include:a new cap of 700 approved applicants per year;enhanced due diligence procedures;a renaming of the scheme: ‘Cypriot Investment Programme’;a six-month...
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What is the Guernsey Green Funds Initiative?Launched in July 2018, the objective of the Guernsey Green Fund is to provide a platform upon which investments into various green initiatives can be made. The Guernsey Green Fund enhances investor access to the green investment space by providing a trusted and transparent product that contributes to the internationally agreed objectives of mitigating environmental damage and climate change.This accreditation recognises regulated funds that have dual objectives of seeking a return for investors whilst mitigating environmental damage. Any Guernsey regulated fund where 75% of its assets by value meet specified international green criteria, including investments in renewable energy,...
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We are releasing a research report titled “Real Estate Fund Operations: An Asset Manager and Sovereign Wealth Fund Perspective” focusing on the global non-listed real estate (RE) industry. With the RE fund industry rapidly changing in response to increasing regulation after the financial crisis, the report reveals that the industry seems to have reached an inflection point in its evolution and that business models may need to change.“Increased regulatory complexity has been affecting every aspect of the real estate fund industry in recent years,” said Onno Bouwmeister, Group Managing Director of Alternative Investments of Vistra. “It has therefore created huge business opportunities for experienced external fund administrators such as...
