20 Nov, 2023 AIFMD II - Final compromise text published By Gavin Haran Samuel Brooks Michael Sholem Shang-Hsuen Koh +1 more... Show less The “final text” of the amending directive (AIFMD II) on the amendment of Directive 2011/61/EU on alternative investment fund managers...
09 Nov, 2023 Innovation and technology in private credit By Adam Caines Oliver Jeffcott An interesting panel session at this year’s ACC Summit in Banking Hall, featuring participants from Arcmont and Metrics, centred on how...
06 Nov, 2023 Private debt – strong performance in the face of uncertain times: The Pitchbook Global Private Debt Report H1 2023 By Adam Caines Peter Chapman Katherine Hensby On 25 September 2023, Pitchbook published their Global Private Debt Report (Report) on H1 2023 activity in the private capital markets....
03 Jul, 2023 LTAF now accessible to retail investors By Gavin Haran Lora Froud Emma Garnham Tiffany Cox +1 more... Show less On 29th June, the FCA published its Policy Statement and Handbook rules (PS23/7) on "broadening retail and pensions access to the LTAF" ....
05 Jun, 2023 ILPA weighs in on continuation funds By Harriet Miller Henry Stewart-Brown Continuation funds are now a staple feature of the private funds industry as general partners (GPs) look to move one or more selected...
20 Mar, 2023 ESG laundering: private fund managers reconsidering where their capital is coming from By Harriet Miller We have seen significant growth in the number of private funds being raised that consider sustainability characteristics or seek to have...
29 Nov, 2022 A new dawn for EU "substance" requirements? By Gavin Haran At the Irish Funds’ UK symposium on 24 November, the Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI's) Derville Rowland made an ominous remark in her...
19 May, 2022 An EU retail passport for alternative funds? By Gavin Haran Lora Froud The EU’s review of the Alternative Investment Funds Management Directive, or AIFMD II, is underway. The EU’s institutions are currently...
12 Nov, 2021 Private equity, public costs By Christopher Good “Big change is coming”, wrote Elizabeth Warren when Gary Gensler was nominated by President Biden to be the next chair of the Securities...
09 Sep, 2021 The missing cornerstone in sustainable finance: investee company ESG reporting By Lora Froud Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The rush to regulate financial markets to produce ESG outcomes has brought focus to a problem: in the absence of good quality ESG data...
11 Aug, 2021 A global approach to ESG data and disclosure By Tiffany Cox Gavin Haran The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a wide-ranging consultation report on its "recommendations...
21 Jul, 2021 Legislation Day 2021: the key points for businesses By Jagwinder Kaur On 20 July 2021, the government published draft legislation for the Finance Bill 2021-2022, consultations, and other documents (L-Day)....
20 Jul, 2021 A natural next step: quantifying and addressing the impact of asset management on nature By Riley Forson As asset managers adapt to the need to disclose their approach to climate-related financial risks, integrate sustainability risk...
16 Jul, 2021 The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Gavin Haran The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...
14 Jul, 2021 SFDR delayed by six months following concerns over greenwashing By Harriet Miller On 8 July 2021, the European Commission (EC) informed the European Council that the implementation of level 2 of the Sustainable...
07 Jul, 2021 BEPS 2.0 - the latest developments for private equity By Rhiannon Kinghall Were Over the weekend, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework issued a further agreement (by 131 countries) on the key components of the two-pillar...