Meet the people behind the NED

The NED is published by IFI Global Ltd. IFI Global is headquartered in London. It has research and event departments as well as a media side.

IFI Global specialises in alternative fund industry matters. It conducts research and hosts events around the world on subjects related to domiciliation and regulation as well alternative investing issues. IFI Global also owns FundDomiciles.com.

IFI Global was started by Simon Osborn who has been covering the fund management industry for over 20 years. IFI Global has been at the forefront many of the trends in the industry. It believes that standards of alternative fund governance should and will improve substantially over the coming years.

The NED was launched in September 2011. It is expanding into research and events as well as developing the first global database of non executive fund directors. It has just completed the first major global study on alternative fund governance. It is hosting events on this topic in Asia, Europe and the US.