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March 2018 EditionInsights & Expertise
- Blockchain - the next revolution in the alternative industry
- CRS – A mid-term retrospective
- Ultra long-term investing can create a self-perpetuating family legacy
- UK commercial property – changes on the horizon
- S12J - making venture capital more accessible
- With all eyes on France, let’s look at wealth tax
- The rise of PERE – and the need for outsourced ManCo services
- Luxembourg: Beneficial ownership registers
- The stock exchange of Mauritius: bridging the gap between investors and Africa
Latest News
- Maitland establishes Guernsey Private Client offering
- Maitland ready for collateral management changes
- A tailor-made solution to deliver daily NAV to growing Brazilian offshore fund market
- Maitland TFS implements InvestOne’s EMS to enhance NAV precision
- Malta – Schengen Visa may be easier than full citizenship
Latest News
- Maitland establishes Guernsey Private Client offering
- Maitland ready for collateral management changes
- A tailor-made solution to deliver daily NAV to growing Brazilian offshore fund market
- Maitland TFS implements InvestOne’s EMS to enhance NAV precision
- Malta – Schengen Visa may be easier than full citizenship
March 2018
Maitland has obtained a full fiduciary licence in Guernsey. This will allow us to provide trust and foundation services in Guernsey alongside the existing fund administration and corporate services offering.
March 2018
John Versfeld, Senior Manager – Static & Market Data Management in Cape Town, explains what Maitland is doing to accommodate collateral management changes brought about by the JSE’s “ITaC” project in South Africa. The project is a multi‐year programme of work focused on the introduction of an integrated solution for the JSE’s trading and clearing services.
March 2018
Benjamin Reid, Senior Manager – Business Development & Client Management (LatAm), and Pedro Olmo, Client Service Manager (LatAm), in Miami describe Maitland’s ability to offer a daily NAV to Brazilian fund managers as the final step in enabling us to fully service this growing market.
March 2018
Maitland’s Traditional Fund Services (TFS) team in Cape Town is in the final stages of a project that will automate the review and validation of each NAV daily whilst at the same time offering richness of functionality to allow a wide range of checks and balances to be included as part of the validations.
March 2018
There are a multitude of citizenship-by-investment programmes available, so many in fact that it is easy to get confused. It is important to identify your needs, but for those wanting a relatively quick and cost-effective solution, Malta’s Residence and Visa Programme (MRVP) may suit both your pocket and your lifestyle.
Insights & Expertise
- Blockchain - the next revolution in the alternative industry
- CRS – A mid-term retrospective
- Ultra long-term investing can create a self-perpetuating family legacy
- UK commercial property – changes on the horizon
- S12J - making venture capital more accessible
- With all eyes on France, let’s look at wealth tax
- The rise of PERE – and the need for outsourced ManCo services
- Luxembourg: Beneficial ownership registers
- The stock exchange of Mauritius: bridging the gap between investors and Africa
March 2018
Lenin Perumalsamy, Senior Manager – Hedge Fund Solutions, with Maitland in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, outlines a vision of how Maitland intends to introduce blockchain technology into the alternative fund administration.
March 2018
Andrew Knight, Partner in Luxembourg, wrote a detailed “mid-term” retrospective on the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). He argues that while the OECD has, through the CRS, achieved significant success in implementing a global system of AEOI, that success is tempered by a number of weaknesses.
March 2018
In the past year the UK government has pressed ahead with some significant consultation papers and changes which will in future affect beneficial owners of non-resident legal entities owning UK commercial property. Selu Mdlalose, Client Service Director, highlights the three changes likely to be of most interest to clients.
March 2018
Stephen Kelly, Investment Analyst in London, believes that an ultra-long-term view to wealth planning could allow you to create a perpetual family legacy from small beginnings.
March 2018
On the emotional scale of investing, driven by fear and greed, venture capital comes in at the extreme end of both. Small businesses raising funds are often left in a precarious position. However, in South Africa, Section 12J of the Income Tax Act allows for investing terms that ensure a better survival rate for small businesses.
March 2018
Cécile Schlub, Senior Associate in Monaco, discusses the new French wealth tax regime which applies to residential real estate. If French real estate is held through trust, corporate or other investment structures, non-resident owners should carry out a full review and note that wealth tax filings are due by end-May.
March 2018
Bruce McGlogan, Head of Product – Private Equity & Real Estate (Africa / Europe), and Greg Kok, Head of ManCo Services (Global), discuss the increased growth of private equity and real estate (PERE) as an asset class, with a focus on Europe.
March 2018
Andrew Knight, Partner, and Evi Koutsioumpa, Associate, provide an overview of new legislation in Luxembourg relating to a further initiative of the EU to achieve greater transparency including the introduction of two beneficial ownership registers, one for Luxembourg legal entities and the other for fiduciary arrangements.
March 2018
Ameerah Satar, Client Service Manager (Private Clients) with Maitland in Mauritius, gives an overview of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius which is becoming an increasingly attractive option for foreign investors.
