Ireland and Luxembourg have always been the ideal jurisdictions to create a fund in Europe. The prevalence of funds for private equity structures in both countries combined with the result of Brexit means that funds are set to become more in demand. ….  Continue Reading

Here Are the Top Three Things You Should Be Taking Into Consideration If you are in the market for a prime broker, you may already know they offer a suite of services from custody, clearing and trade execution to cash management, but ….  Continue Reading

When negotiating ISDA Master Agreements (“ISDA”), it is impossible not to come across Long Form Confirmations (“LFCs”).     LFCs are used if parties wish to engaged in a derivatives trade, but have not yet executed an ISDA and are unable to do ….  Continue Reading

Which Party Are You? It is customary for a dealer to act as “Party A” to the ISDA Master Agreement (“ISDA”). Nonetheless, I have come across a few buy-side entities who have the need and ambition to be designated as a “Party ….  Continue Reading

Whilst the ISDA Master Agreement (“ISDA”) is standardised, it can and should be customised bilaterally to fit your business needs, strategy and credit profile.  Once in place, the ISDA doesn’t have a termination date. It governs the entire portfolio of trades and ….  Continue Reading

Most dealers require their counterparties to execute an ISDA Master Agreement (“ISDA”) as a prerequisite to trading. With all the time and money being spent on putting over-the-counter (“OTC”) trading arrangements in place, do we really need to enter into additional complex ….  Continue Reading