Regulation
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 т this time from European insurers - as regulators work on plans forcing them to hold additional cash as a buffer against private equity risk....
AIFM vote put back to autumn
A crucial vote on the Alternative Investment Fund Managersт (AIFM) Directive has been delayed until September.
George Osborne set to vote against AIFM
Britain’s new Chancellor, George Osborne, is set to vote against the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive, according to reports.
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 Insurance...
Next stage in AIFM vote delayed
The latest vote on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive has been delayed until 17 May.
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.
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....
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...
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
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
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper
Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach
IIGCC launches guide for private equity community
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) today launched a guide on climate change aimed at private equity investors.
California mis-places the agents
CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access т but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine
US - Obama's latest bank proposals could prompt sell-off
The private equity assets of US banks could soon be under threat of a fire sale, following President Obama's announcement that he may prohibit banks from owning or making investments in private equity or hedge funds as part of a major shake-up of regulation...
EUROPE - London to be worse hit if AIFM goes through
The call for tighter regulation of the private equity markets, is likely to "hit London far more than anywhere else" says Clare Grayston, partner at Nabarro in a recent video interview with unquote". See the video on www.unquote.com .
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 a...
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
EUROPE - Delving into fair value
With the recent market turmoil and lack of comparables, fair value remains a complicated accounting principle. In a recent video interview, Nordic unquote" editor Rikke Eckhoff discusses the implication of this principle for the industry with PricewaterhouseCoopers...
European Parliament report slams AIFM Directive
A new report commissioned by the European Parliament has heaped heavy criticism on the AIFM Directive for being "hasty" and "weak". Ashley Wassall reports
EUROPE - 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. By Ashley Wassall
EUROPE - 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. By Ashley Wassall
EUROPE - AIFM provisions a 'trap' for the PE industry
The new remuneration provisions contained in a fresh re-draft of the EU Commission's controversial AIFM Directive, which could require up to 60% of managers' variable pay to be deferred, has been described as a 'trap' for the industry. Deborah Sterescu...