By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »
Time Is Tight For FFIs To Prepare For FATCA Compliance
By Karen Wallace, Global Head of Compliance Apex Fund Services The IRS on-line registration portal went ‘live’ on 1 January this year and Foreign Financial Institutions (“FFIs”) should now be preparing to register with the IRS to obtain a Global Intermediary Identification Number (“GIIN”). FFIs must register with the IRS to obtain a GIIN by […] Read more »