Regulation

PE firms are doubling down on ESG to boost portfolio companies’ resiliency and their appeal to buyers, customers and talent, say Tania Carnegie and Glenn Mincey at KPMG.

Jurisdictions are adapting to meet emerging managers’ evolving requirements, allowing new funds to focus on their core business areas, says Elliot Refson at Jersey Finance.

A confluence of events points to one obvious fact: the private equity industry could do a better job of telling its story.

Asset managers are having to make compromises when it comes to offering products within the current regulatory environment, Julian Salisbury, CIO for asset and wealth management, tells PEI.

The SEC had proposed last year to enhance transparency in the private fund industry through various means, including via regulatory filing requirements.

Group largely backs two proposed items in SEC rule, but with compromise on legal liability.

Private equity firms are beginning to embrace vehicles such as the ELTIF and LTAF as they try to access a broader swathe of investors.

The regulator turned its attention to secondaries processes last year as part of a wider set of proposals designed to enhance disclosures in private markets.

Co-investment brings benefits to both GPs and LPs, but unless tensions are resolved, there is a real risk it could be regulated out of the market

Reports published by the UK’s Private Equity Reporting Group this week could sharpen the industry’s focus on transparency and disclosure.