Private Equity

North America

Friday Letter: Rocking the boat

Speaking at PEI’s CFO/COO Forum, former Congressman Barney Frank talked about shared risk and the dangers of modifying the Dodd-Frank Act

3 min read · 23 January 2015

Barney Frank: Re-examine PE registration threshold

The former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said the $150m threshold for GPs to become SEC registered advisers was worth reexamining and expressed doubts that asset managers will be labelled ‘systematically important’.

2 min read · 22 January 2015

Ontario requires pensions to disclose ESG data

Pension plans in the Canadian province must now report information about whether ESG factors are incorporated into their investment decision-making

1 min read · 21 January 2015

CalPERS trims private equity

The pension is cutting its relationships with managers and paring back private equity

2 min read · 20 January 2015

GoldPoint closes fifth co-investment fund on $675m

The fund is 50 percent larger than its previous co-investment vehicle

1 min read · 20 January 2015

Survey: Culture key to avoiding regulatory problems

Half of the almost 300 finance professionals surveyed think that a company’s culture is the most important factor to get right in order to stay off the regulators’ radar

2 min read · 19 January 2015

Brazos, Parallel execs launch Riata Capital

The new firm will focus on private equity investments in consumer, energy, healthcare and business & industrial services sectors

1 min read · 16 January 2015

Villalobos, facing CalPERS corruption charges, dies

The placement agent was scheduled to stand trial next month for corruption charges in a pay-to-play scheme with former CalPERS CEO Federico Buenrostro

2 min read · 16 January 2015

Friday Letter: Nickel and dimed

Private equity’s hidden fees are becoming less hidden

2 min read · 16 January 2015

OTPP hires senior CIC exec

The Canadian pension fund continues to build up its Hong Kong office, adding Olivia Ouyang as director

1 min read · 16 January 2015

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