Category: Front Page (ZP)

Col. Jacobs takes control

Watch A Medal Of Honor Recipient Smack Down A Pro-Gun Researcher’s “Foolish” Plan To Arm Troops On Bases MSNBC military analyst and retired colonel Jack Jacobs pushed back against the conservative claim that all soldiers should be armed on U.S. military bases in a contentious head-to-head interview alongside pro-gun researcher John Lott. Read the rest […]

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 […]

Another deal for CMS

New product delivers microbial defense against a range of bacteria in plastic packaging Aragonite Enterprises has launched a new performance enhancer for the plastics industry. Incorporating a patented ion process technology from CMS Technology, the company is now supplying microbial controlling performance mineral and masterbatches produced with its renewable and sustainable performance mineral. Read more […]

The Truth’s Not Always Easy…

Playing the game on the side of the angels is always fun. Truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org for short), one of our clients, fights the good fight each day, educating consumers about scams, challenging organizations that mislead the public, and outing bad apples in every industry. In the “what you don’t see” category, TINA has had numerous “quiet” […]

Making sense of taxes: The ABCs of MLPs

By: Shobana Gopal, CPA and Michelle Kelly, CFA Making sense of taxes & MLP alphabet soup As the holidays turn to tax season, feelings of festivity are replaced with something more like confusion and dread. And for good reason. Various investments inevitably spark tax-related questions. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) have stepped into the spotlight during the […]

FDA panel recommends OK for Immucor test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Blood Products Advisory Committee voted to recommend approval of Immucor Inc.’s HEA Molecular BeadChip Test as a safe and effective evaluation for blood group typing. The test provides additional information about the composition of donor and patient blood, which may result in better matches for blood transfusion patients, […]

An award for DMS

DMS Offshore Investment Services Wins Best Offshore Advisory Firm Award GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, March 4, 2014 — DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS), the world’s largest fund governance firm, has won the 2014 Best Offshore Advisory Firm Award from the influential international hedge funds magazine, Hedgeweek. Read more here.

CMS cuts deal with Henkel

DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Henkel, a worldwide leader in consumer and industrial businesses, and CMS Technology, a solutions provider for the food, packaging, and materials industries, have announced their intention to pursue a strategic North America alliance to develop food-safe additives for packaging, the companies announced today. Henkel’s leadership position in packaging […]

Tortoise on North American Energy

Why invest in North American energy, and why now? North American energy revolution continues to help our economy and provide compelling investment opportunities By Brian Kessens As 2014 opens, the North American energy revolution continues to help our economy and provide compelling investment opportunities across the energy value chain. North American crude oil production topped […]

DMS in Law360

GOP’s Anti-FATCA Stance Lacks Legs, Officials Say The Republican National Committee’s recently passed resolution to repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act has more to do with pleasing campaign donors than actually changing what has become a global norm, current and former government officials told Law360. Read more here.

DMS Pioneers AIMFD Solution

(CNS Business): DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has made a major breakthrough in the European alternative funds market, with the launch of its Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Management Company in Ireland. DMS’s market-leading AIF Management Company was recently approved by the Central Bank of Ireland, paving the way for the company to offer solutions to […]

DMS Offshore on fund governance

In its January 2014 issue, The NED, a monthly publication by IFI Global Ltd., features DMS Founder Don Seymour in its ongoing series on alternative fund governance issues. Don surveys the landscape of global alternative fund governance and provides insights into the forces shaping the industry. “Institutionalization and regulation are the two most powerful forces […]

DMS discusses the significance of the upcoming global intermediary identification (GIIN) number registration date

Drinking GIIN And The IRS’ Juice Law360, New York (January 28, 2014, 1:54 PM ET) — Peter Stafford “Rollin down the street, smokin indo, sippin on gin and juice/ Laid back (with my mind on my money and my money on my mind).” — Snoop Doggy Dogg. Nov. 23, 1993. Like Snoop Dogg, the vast […]