Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Ltd. recently joined the debate about whether the United Kingdom will remain in the European Union as the UK prepares to vote on "Brexit" on June 23.

After years of redemptions, commodity funds are showing healthy increases, with Q1 inflows close to $4 billion, the most of any type of hedge fund

A fund based in Ireland or Luxembourg may be used if distribution in the EU is a significant part of the fund raising strategy."

In an article titled, ‘Lots More Offshore‘, the June 2016 issue of China Business Law Journal discusses the growing trend of private Chinese companies and High Net Worth Individuals investing in offshore financial centers.

Is there a right time to consider Voluntary Liquidation of a Cayman Islands registered fund? There may be several good reasons for Investment Managers (IMs) to take this step, including...

While analyzing current trends within the industry, two areas in particular stand out: the increasing complexity of side letters and the increased reliance on 3rd party valuation firms for complex...assets.

DMS Founder Don Seymour provides a comprehensive overview on FATCA for Dukascopy TV.

With the Directors Registration & Licensing Law now up and running, CIMA is placing more emphasis on supervising directors to Cayman funds.

On 25th November, the CBI announced a welcome change to their requirements for Loan Originating Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (LQIAIFs) which will take effect from 3rd January 2017.

The Luxembourg government plans to introduce a new alternative investment fund (AIF) – the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) – which was presented in draft law to the Parliament on Monday, December 14, 2015.

Investment managers registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Act") are required to conduct an annual compliance review pursuant to Rule 206(4)-7 of the Act.

MiFID II is an important and key regulatory game changer for the investment fund and capital market industry;

In trying to cope with the seemingly unending regulatory onslaught of the past few years, the private funds industry has largely reworked the Kubler-Ross stages of grief.

Cybersecurity is a hot topic definitely here to stay for the foreseeable future but alongside the systems and IT infrastructure it governs, this is a topic that evolves and develops on a daily basis.

DMS Managing Director Derek Delaney and Executive Director Nicholas Parkes discuss the firm's innovative regulatory solutions with respect to FATCA and AIFMD, in Hedgeweek Special Report 2015.

When the Central Bank of Ireland's (Central Bank) CP86 comes into full effect in July 2018, it will refine key management functions with increased focus on effective supervision and enhanced governance...

Brazilian pension funds have started to slowly invest abroad, on the one hand this is an extraordinary opportunity for diversification of assets, well above what the internal market can provide.

I had always thought that the advent of a UCITS equivalent for alternative funds under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive would lead non-European hedge fund managers to establish alternative investment funds...

The Cayman Islands Department of International Tax Cooperation (DITC) has again extended the notification and reporting deadlines for both UK CDOT and US FATCA.

Further to our e-zine dated 9 February 2018, the CIMA has reaffirmed its position on AML/CFT requirements and, as previously communicated by DMS, has confirmed that natural persons must be appointed for the AMLCO...