INDOS Financial comments in Financial Times on the role of the depositary

INDOS Financial CEO, Bill Prew, recently wrote an article for the Financial Times on the importance of the role of the fund depositary. The article, which can be read here, highlights why conflicts of interest between the depositary and other fund service providers can potentially weaken investor protection, and why these so called 'affiliated' models are being challenged.

INDOS Financial appointed to provide independent depositary and anti-money laundering officer services by Lijaro Asset Management

Independent depositary and fund oversight provider INDOS Financial has announced it has been appointed to provide AIFMD depositary and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance […]

ESMA Takes Aim at Fund Costs

The thorny issue of fund costs and charges has been hotly contested by EU regulators for a number of years now amid concerns […]

The Continuing Trend of Greater Regulation and Oversight Within the Funds Industry

Scrutiny of the alternative asset management industry by regulators, investors and fund directors is unlikely to taper off. Conversely, these market participants are […]

Has fund governance improved since the financial crisis?

The 2008 financial crisis revealed many corporate governance deficiencies at alternative funds. Twelve years on, Covid-19 is causing a different set of challenges. […]

New Cayman Islands Private Funds Law Extends Opportunities For Depositaries

The Cayman Islands Private Funds Law 2020, which commenced on 7th February 2020 but will apply to all existing funds from 7th August, […]

Is Mark Carney ‘Eco-warrior of the year’?

Mark Carney is always immaculately turned out, typically in a dark suit with white shirt and tie, which is what one would expect […]

Centigen Case Study: DEPOcheck®-Fully Integrated Software Platform for AIFMD Depositary & Fund Oversight

Take a look at our system development partner Centigen’s latest case study on how they helped us develop DEPOcheck, the INDOS integrated workflow […]

INDOS Financial’s Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure assets grow through $10bn underlining the importance of independent depositary services.

INDOS Financial, the independent fund depositary and financial oversight business has announced that, its ‘assets under depositary’ in closed-ended private equity, real estate, […]

Liquidity Risk Management – The Times are Changing

A lot has been written about liquidity risk management, driven by regulatory pressures but also due to fears that a liquidity crisis similar […]

Elaine Breen joins INDOS Financial as Head of Legal & Compliance (Ireland)

Elaine Breen has been appointed by INDOS Financial, the independent fund depositary and oversight business, as Head of Legal & Compliance of its […]

Navigating New Priorities – INDOS Financial article in Asset Servicing Times

Business continuity planning (BCP) and maintaining operational resilience have been two of the overriding priorities for alternative asset managers since the Covid-19 crisis […]

Alan Davies joins INDOS Financial to lead UK and International expansion of independent Depositary business

Alan Davies, former Director of SS&C Depositary Services Limited, has joined INDOS Financial, the independent fund depositary and oversight business as Managing Director. […]