Equinoxe Expands Global Presence to Seven Locations
Hamilton, BERMUDA — October 2013 — Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services Ltd today announces the opening of new offices in Malta and Singapore, expanding its global presence to 7 locations.
Malta is an important jurisdiction for Equinoxe with a growing number of funds deciding to avail themselves of its EU status and favourable taxation regime to domicile there, whilst still falling under the AIFMD umbrella.
Stephen Castree, CEO of Equinoxe comments, “Malta is an excellent complement to the presence that we already have in Ireland and we are delighted to report that the Malta Financial Services Authority has authorised Equinoxe Malta to conduct fund administration business.”
“I am also extremely pleased to announce the opening of Equinoxe in Singapore, as a regional hub for servicing our Asian business, which has been growing steadily. Equinoxe anticipates seeing significant regional interest in Funds being serviced from this office.”
“We are anticipating opening further offices in the coming 12 months driven by the increasing volume of our North American business. The development of our consultative approach to middle office servicing and technology integration is leading to several new mandates, with this product currently being rolled out in North America.”
“As ever, maintaining a controlled rate of growth with excellent customer service remains our principal objective, and each office continues to take on 2-3 clients per quarter.”
Helen Parfit, Global Head of Business Development added “We are furthermore delighted to announce that Equinoxe was voted Best Hedge Fund Administrator for small and start up funds by HFMWeek at the US Hedge Fund Services Awards.”
About Equinoxe
Equinoxe is an independent premium boutique service provider founded in 2007 by experienced hedge fund administration professionals. Headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in Bermuda, Dublin, Sligo, Malta, Atlanta, Mauritius and Singapore, it is a full-service alternative investment fund administration company. With $13.2bn in assets across 160 funds, Equinoxe is one of the fastest growing global administrators.
Contacts:
Stephen Castree on +1 441 296 1075 or by email at scastree@equinoxeais.com.
Web: www.equinoxeais.com
