Tag: DMS Offshore

DMS in Hedgeweek

Cayman structures compliment AIFMD funds In 2011, ahead of the introduction of the AIFMD in Europe, an article entitled “A foot in both camps”, was written by Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Limited. In it, Delaney (pictured) wrote: “There is an enduring perception that the established European domiciles such as […]

DMS in Ignites

Asian firms face growing offshore compliance risks Niaz Khan is an executive director of DMS Offshore Investment Services, where he leads all aspects of client service delivery, across multiple product lines for Hong Kong and Asian clients. Co-authoring the piece is Kevin Phillip, director of DMS Offshore Investment Services. Imagine a scenario in which a […]

DMS in Tabb Forum

AIFMD: How to Manage the Risks and Reap the Rewards Under the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, investment managers must quickly assess the risk profiles of their funds, understand the various types of risk exposures, and meet the reporting requirements that the directive demands. Here’s what managers need to know to comply. Read […]

DMS in Global Tax Weekly

AIFMD Compliance And Its Tax Implications For US Managers by Conor MacGuinness, Director of DMS Off shore Investment Services, Dublin office
Introduction
It has been a long time coming, but as of July 22, 2014, US alternative investment fund managers wishing to market their funds in Europe have to contend with a new set of regulations affecting everything from the fund set-up to marketing to reporting, under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

DMS in Risk.net

Fatca legislation pierces corporate veil, says DMS Implications of the IGA regulations in Cayman for fund fiduciaries The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) has officially arrived in the Cayman Islands and spawned a new era of international tax compliance that was inconceivable only a few short years ago. Fund directors and other fiduciaries […]

DMS in Tabb Forum

Breaking Up Because of Basel III: It Was Good While It Lasted Across the global financial sector, Basel III’s capital and liquidity requirements are forcing banks to forego low-return capital consumptive activities and, in the process, they are dumping some customers, including hedge funds. Where can hedge funds turn to find new and meaningful relationships? […]

DMS in Law360

US Fund Managers: Are You Cleared To Access EU Investors? The clock is ticking on the one-year transitional period for the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, meaning U.S. fund managers targeting European investors have just days left to brace for this new web of regulation, or risk leaving themselves open to serious liabilities, […]

DMS in TABB Forum

Hedge Funds Face Main Street Governance Hedge funds, which have trillions of dollars under management, are not generally subject to the same level of regulation as mutual funds. But as Main Street investors find themselves more exposed to hedge funds, the industry needs greater oversight. SEC mutual fund governance standards offer best practices. Read more […]

DMS In Law360

DMS Sues Ex-Hedge Fund Exec To Head Off RICO Claims Law360, New York — Hedge fund advisory firm DMS Management on Thursday sued a director of a failed U.K. hedge fund in an attempt to bring to an end what it calls an “eight-month barrage of extortionate threats” to bring racketeering claims against it, according […]

An award for DMS

DMS Offshore Investment Services Wins 2014 Hedgeweek U.S. Award NEW YORK, June 3, 2014 — For the second time this year, DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS), the world’s largest fund governance firm, has been recognized for the quality of its regulatory advisory services by the readers of Hedgeweek, the influential international hedge funds magazine. Read […]

DMS in Opalesque

DMS advises U.S. fund managers to get European substance In July of this year, it will be illegal for fund managers to market in Europe unless they are compliant with the AIFMD. What makes this regulation so weighty is that 25% of U.S. capital comes from Europe and most U.S. managers are unaware that their […]

DMS survey featured

Fund Managers and FATCA: Behind the Curve Or Just Being Prudent? The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which aims to help the US Internal Revenue Service catch potential tax evaders outside its radar, has always been viewed as a difficult regulation for financial firms to follow and with key deadlines close at hand some […]

Investment Managers Are Lagging On FATCA Preparations, New DMS/SEI Survey Finds

Investment Managers Are Lagging On FATCA Preparations, New DMS/SEI Survey Finds NEW YORK, March 27, 2014 — Investment managers appear to be underestimating the time, effort and costs entailed in preparing for the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), even as one key deadline looms on April 25 2014, according to a […]