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Solvency II criticised for ‘inappropriate’ stress test

European regulators have come under fire for choosing an “inappropriate” way to measure the stress caused by private equity investments on insurance companies. Research from Partners...

unquote | 17 Aug 2010 | secure
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Solvency II: Doubts cast over private equity risk measures

The scramble for cash among GPs is set to heat up as they prepare for another reduction in capital allocations – this time from European insurers - as regulators work on plans forcing them to hold additional cash as a buffer against private equity...

unquote | 06 Jul 2010 | secure

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Emergency Budget: Osborne hikes CGT to 28%

UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a swathe of tax changes in his emergency Budget. With capital gains tax (CGT) up and corporation tax set to be cut, how will these and other changes affect private equity managers and their portfolio companies...

UK unquote | 22 Jun 2010 | secure

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German investment ordinance review - effects on private equity

German insurance companies constitute a significant class of German institutional investors in alternative investments, including private equity. After a period of stagnancy, the German Investment Ordinance on the Investment of Restricted Assets of...

DACH unquote | 12 May 2010

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AIFM: EVCA vows to fight on after ‘disappointing’ JURI vote

The European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has vowed to fight on against the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, which could prove disastrous for venture investors.

unquote | 29 Apr 2010

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LPs make their move at ILPA meeting

The private equity world used to be run by GPs. There is now abundant evidence that this is no longer the case, as LPs are beginning to dictate terms. A meeting between buyout chiefs and their investors in New York today could lead to further change...

unquote | 30 Mar 2010

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The UK's Green Investment Bank - not yet a done deal

A week ago, the UK government announced the pre-election budget plans for 2010, which included the idea of a Green Investment Bank (GIB). But despite these positive intentions and the backing of private investors, it is far from a done deal; even if...

unquote | 29 Mar 2010

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EVCA survey points to AIFM danger

While many had been nervously anticipating the decision on the AIFM directive today, it seems that everyone will have to wait a little longer, as the topic was taken off the agenda at the EU finance ministers' meeting, in what is seemingly a positive...

unquote | 16 Mar 2010

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EVCA conference: clear and present danger ahead

The EVCA conference examines the state of private equity and highlights the threat posed by the AIFM directive. Emanuel Eftimiu reports from Geneva

unquote | 11 Mar 2010

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Institutional investors raise the bar on climate change

The Copenhagen Climate Summit is widely considered a failure in terms of regulation, as no real consensus was reached. This is not to say, however, that all hope should be lost. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez

unquote | 05 Mar 2010

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Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper

Mareen Goebel speaks with Phillip Dubsky of law firm DLA Piper about the current situation in Austria, issues in the legal framework and expectations for 2010.

DACH unquote | 03 Mar 2010 | secure

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Capital gains: a taxing issue

As the upcoming budget nears, the private equity industry has much to fear as the potential rise in capital gains tax threatens to further stifle investment activity and drive investors out of the UK. Deborah Sterescu investigates…

UK unquote | 24 Feb 2010

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California mis-places the agents

CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access – but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine

unquote | 09 Feb 2010 | secure

Fair value explained

Fair value is the market price of an asset if you were to sell to today. It was incorporated into the private equity industry by the European trade associations in 2005, to comply with the US GAAP. Yet, for illiquid private equity assets it remains...

Nordic unquote | 01 Jan 2010 | secure

Revised Directive angers trade bodies

Another chapter has been added to the long-running saga of the EU Commission's AIFM Directive, with a new report calling for a removal of all fund size exemption thresholds sparking anger within the industry

UK unquote | 14 Dec 2009 | secure

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