Nik Pratt

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ALTERNATIVE FUND ADMINISTRATION: The closed-border funds industry

With much uncertainty around cross-border fund distribution after Brexit, Nicholas Pratt asks what steps fund firms could take now to support their international businesses. In...

CENTRAL COUNTERPARTY CLEARING: A few little tweaks

Repeated attempts to establish a central counterparty for securities lending have failed to gain traction among the buy-side. Nicholas Pratt finds a few changes...

OPERATIONS: Now is the time

It has been three years since the international issuance and settlement model for European ETFs was launched in order to simplify issuing and trading....

REGTECH: Combining the old with the new

Regtech exists primarily to help fund firms stay out of trouble. But as Nicholas Pratt finds, these tools of compliance could help build better...

PROFILE: The reputation game

Funds Europe talks to Pat Lardner, chief executive of Irish Funds about how the association is maintaining Ireland’s ‘brand’ as a funds domicile at...

ROUNDTABLE: Eurovision fund contest

Our panel discuss the development of Ireland’s funds industry, from the Icav to Asia and Brexit and beyond. Chaired by Nicholas Pratt. Participants: Robert Hennessy (director...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Meeting a changing world’s challenges

Funds Europe talks to Robert Hennessy of SuMi TRUST about AIFMD, UCITS V and some of the regulatory challenges  that lie ahead for Irish...

HISTORY: 25 years of Irish funds

The Irish Funds Industry Association was formed in 1991. Twenty-five years later, Ireland has grown into a globally renowned funds centre. Funds Europe looks...

FINTECH: Join the hub

Ireland has ambitions to be a leading fintech hub. Funds Europe examines its credentials. Ireland has courted the technology sector as much as it has...

SPONSORED FEATURE: Licence to administrate

James McEvoy of Alter Domus talks to Nicholas Pratt about the company’s authorisation to provide specialist fund administration services in Ireland. On October 7, Alter...

IN-NUMBERS: On the up and up

Ireland’s funds industry continues to produce enuraging numbers for both the number and size of funds under management and administration. Ireland has carefully cultivated a ...

ICAVS: Vehicle of choice

As European domiciles launch new manager-led fund structures, Funds Europe examines the early success of Ireland’s Icav. In the wake of the implementation of the...

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