There are so many ways to mess up the complex task of fund administration. Here are four big ones.
5 min read · 05 January 2013
Firms looking for outsourced service providers should asses their abilities to address upcoming regulations.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
Private Equity Manager sought out feedback from several different private equity players with regard to 'Private Equity Principles' just released by the Institutional Limited Partners Association. The LP-friendly suggested partnership terms are seen by some non-LPs as less than perfect.
9 min read · 05 January 2013
Early stage investors choosing to restructure as SBICs would avoid pending US regulation and gain the government as an LP, but should prepare for a rigorous registration process, writes Kevin Ley.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Sweden is introducing changes to a proposed EU directive that, if passed, would curb compensation for hedge fund and private equity managers by up to 60 percent in some cases.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Representatives from the £13 billion Wellcome Trust and the UK Financial Services Authority testified before the UK House of Lords Tuesday about the potentially painful impacts from EU fund manager regulations, including loss of access to funds and marketing restrictions. House members said they would address such concerns in upcoming meetings with the European Commission.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The SEC is proposing to create a new asset management enforcement unit, which could be good news for firms that have complained in the past about a lack of private equity expertise among auditors and investigators.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The European Central Bank has become the latest influential group to raise concerns over negative consequences that proposed regulations could have on Europe’s private equity industry.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Gustavo Eiben will oversee the emerging markets-focused firm’s expanding investor base in the region.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Recent UK tax increases and the threat of additional EU regulatory burdens are causing more UK-based fund managers to ponder moving to more hospitable jurisdictions.
5 min read · 05 January 2013
