Insights

Entrust Evergreen Partners appoints Apex Group as fund administrator and announces launch of Pan-Asia equities fund

Entrust Evergreen Partners (EEP) has appointed Apex Group, the global financial services provider, to provide fund administration services; and has announced the launch of its inaugural Pan-Asia publicly listed equities fund.

UK Real Estate Fund Managers: Embrace SDR!

Governance: The missing piece in your ESG strategy

Clarus Risk partnership with risk management specialist SLIB goes live

SLIB, the post-trade software vendor, and Clarus Risk, an Apex Group company focused on risk management solutions, announces the roll-out of RiskMonitor within SLIB’s RMS (Risk management Solution) platform.

Tokyo-based private equity firm, J-STAR, appoints Apex Group as fund administrations provider

Apex Group has been appointed as fund administration and regulatory services provider by the J-STAR Continuation Series Funds. This is the first ever successful continuation fund transaction in Japan closing at JPY17.9bn.

Cayman regulatory update Q1 2024

Sygnum Bank, Hamilton Lane and Apex Group Expand Access to Private Markets via Blockchain Shares in USD 3.6bn Fund

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group; Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), a leading global private markets investment management firm; and financial services firm Apex Group are expanding access to global private markets via new tokenised DLT -registered shares on the Polygon blockchain.

The nuances of parametric securities in the insurance-linked securities landscape

An overview of California's climate disclosure requirements

ESMA seeks clarity on crypto-asset regulation: reverse solicitation and classification of crypto-asset as financial instruments

The Markets in Crypto-Assets (“MiCA”) Regulation is nearing its implementation, and the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) released two crucial consultation papers on January 29th. The first one focuses on reverse solicitation and the other on the classification of crypto assets as financial instruments in light of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (“MiFID II”). This article provides an overview of the insights they offer.

Why do carve-outs thrive in high-interest economies?

Daniel Vijselaar, Global Head of Strategic Development Boudewijn Korten, North Europe Sales Director The growing popularity of carve-out transactions in a high-interest rate macro-economic environment reflects the increasing strategic relevance and effectiveness of this approach in various industries.

EU Council and Parliament strike a deal on stricter AML rules

On January 18 2024, the European Council and European Parliament reached an agreement on the final details surrounding stricter anti-money laundering (“AML”) rules in the EU, further to its AML package.