Regulation

Private funds must rely on fund administrators now more than ever as the outsourcing landscape becomes increasingly fraught, write RSM US’s Christa Clark and Louis Crasto.

Maintaining a high level of transparency within a business represents a value-add proposition in the current PE environment, say Apex Group’s Agnes Mazurek and Georges Archibald.

Delegates at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday heard that being an APAC or China-based investor was no longer necessarily a boon when accessing overseas investment opportunities.

The trade group has issued guidance to address concerns over conflicts and the speed of GP-led deals.

Compliance's 'one-way ratchet' may mean fewer, bigger firms in the private funds industry.

The US regulator's vote this week to require greater disclosure from private fund sponsors is the tip of the upcoming regulatory iceberg.

GPs will soon have to report on sponsor-initiated secondaries deals within 60 days from the end of each quarter, after the US regulator voted through the proposals Wednesday.

LinkedIn has become a crucial component of the fundraising process as LPs scrutinise social media in a bid to support decision-making.

With the industry under increased scrutiny, sponsors must be more active on legislative and regulatory engagement, say Baker McKenzie’s Michael Fieweger and John Fedele.

The private markets onboarding process must continue to evolve in order to support private wealth investors as they seek access to the asset class, say IDR’s Tim Andrews and Mark Quigley.