Insights

Update: SEC proposes new rules for private fund advisers

On February 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a series of new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”) that would impose significant new regulatory requirements, obligations, and restrictions on private fund advisers.

Apex Group to provide single-source solution for Greater Share

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex” or “The Group”), a global financial services provider, today announces that it will provide its single-source solution, on a pro-bono basis, to Greater Share, an innovative philanthropic investment platform working to close the education gap and enact measurable change on children’s lives across the globe.

Why PE firms should shift outsourcing to a Single-Source Partner

Our new eBook describes how outsourcing to a single-source partner allows private equity (PE) firms to maximize growth and investor returns, reduce costs, risk, and effectively manage global regulations and data security issues.

Apex Group announces acquisition of the Maitland business

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex” or “The Group”), a global financial services provider, announces today the planned acquisition of the fund services and third-party management company (“Manco”) business operations of Maitland International Holdings plc (“Maitland”), an international fund services provider.

Singapore’s VCC: Thirty Months On and Thriving

On January 15, 2020, just as health experts were starting to raise concerns about the impact of the coronavirus, Singapore announced the launch of the Variable Capital Company (“VCC”), a new legal entity structure for all investment funds.

FS Disruptor Forum: Equity for Women in Financial Services

Financial services has made major strides in investing in technology in recent years, transforming the way the sector operates and creating efficiencies. But is the industry neglecting to maximise the use of another key resource – its female workforce?

Profilir: Digital Marketing Platform

Digital Marketing Platform and Outsourced Marketing Services

Apex Group continues relationship with Aizawa Asset Management for latest secondary fund

Reasons to consider an Escrow account that you might not have thought about

A busy 2021 for corporate activity saw it dubbed ‘the year of M&A’. According to Refinitiv, over 63,000 mergers & acquisitions took place in deals worth more than $5.9trn and high levels of corporate activity have continued into this year, with more than $1trn worth of M&A deals during the first quarter of the year.

Apex Group strengthens global presence with close of MMC acquisition

Acquisition includes purchase of Australian subsidiary IFAA

What are the critical success factors of large-scale transitions?

Keeping up with the fast-changing market conditions require an agile and efficient business approach, something that is driving many investment management firms to review their current operating models. As digital technologies, a challenging financial outlook and fierce competition are reshaping the industry, firms seeking long-term success will need a differentiating and nimble edge.

Why we launched the FS Disruptor Forum

Disruptor (noun): a company, person or technology that causes significant change in an industry or market by means of innovation.