If your firm sells private funds in Europe or acts as a subadviser to funds there, you'll want to know that the European Securities and ...
On Sept. 26th, FINRA rule 5131 - the anti-spinning rule - takes effect. While it's aimed at broker-dealers, compliance with it creates headaches for fund ...
It may turn out to be a lost decade for former venture capitalist Matthew Crisp, who faces Securities and Exchange Commission charges of exploiting conflicts ...
Some professionals in private equity fighting to repeal a rule in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law calling for most firms to register with the Securities ...
Douglas Lowenstein, who shepherded the Private Equity Growth Capital Council from its narrow origins representing some dozen mega-firms to a far more diverse organization, and ...
A Delaware judge has ruled for Randy Lerner, the billionaire owner of the Cleveland Browns NFL football team, in a dispute with a hedge fund ...
Let cynics call them vulture capitalists. Firms that pursue distressed investing and turnaround strategies represent the best of the alternative asset classes. First they need ...
A long-awaited public audit of the $14 billion Kentucky Retirement Systems found “several troubling aspects regarding the use of placement agents,” but found “no evidence ...
Earlier this month the European Union published the Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive in its version of the Federal Register. While it has the effect ...
Echoes of 2008-09 continue to cause investors to scrutinize funds' use of side pockets or any other mechanism that could lock up their cash. Expect ...