Singapore has now entered the last six months of the Variable Capital Company (VCC) grant scheme launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Financial Sector Development Fund in the country.

Much has been made of the impact of rising interest rates and lower public market values on the Private Equity industry this year, amid a shift in the outlook for interest rates globally.

The Citco group of companies (“Citco”) has been researching natural language processing for a number of years as part of its technology innovation program, and there are a wide array of approaches being utilized in this space.

The wealth management industry has seen assets surge over the last decade as markets have recovered from the great financial crisis, presenting new opportunities – and challenges – for hedge funds trying to raise assets.