Webinar: Trends in fund structuring regionally and internationally

Our panel of experts included:

• Brian Howard, Jeremy Ingham and Nick Green, Partners at Trowers & Hamlins

• Faizal Bhana, Director, Middle East, Africa and India, Jersey Finance

• Elliot Refson, Head of Funds, Jersey Finance

• Dean Hodcroft, Founding Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Cale Street

• Paul Perris, Chief Commercial Officer, Crestbridge

• Wajdi Al Jallad, Managing Director, Keypoint

They discussed wide ranging and interesting topics covering:

• Trends we are seeing in fund structuring and, in particular, funds domiciliation, 

• key considerations for choosing fund structure and domicile and the increasing investor influence over such decisions,

• challenges faced in relation to regulatory developments across a number of jurisdictions as well as improvements and opportunities created, 

• opportunities for European capital raising for regional investors,

• the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on funds and the changing relationship between funds and their investors, 

• new opportunities and structures offered in the GCC and internationally, 

• certain sector specific issues to consider when establishing funds, 

• the use of shari'ah compliant wrappers for conventional investments,

• challenges to the conventional fund model such as discretionary accounts and permanent capital funds