Regulation
MiFID changes the rules in France
Francois Rowell talks to George Pinkham of SJ Berwin about the technicalities of the MiFID's transposition into French law and what this means for French private equity
SOUTH AFRICA - SA private equity has backing of regulators; should continue growth
"Private equity and especially venture capital should be underpinning the investment drive into South Africa," according to the director general of South Africa's National Treasury, Lesetja Kganyago, speaking at the unquote" South Africa Private Equity...
Relaxing taxes
In January 2006, Finnish tax law was relaxed in order to attract foreign investors to Finland. But the Finnish track record still is not good enough to attract capital, with few international investors investing in Finnish funds. It is hoped that Further...
US - Democrats introduce bill to end capital gains treatment of carried interest
As the private equity community was trying to recover from the UK Treasury Select Committee meeting last Wednesday, news of a bill in the US that proposes to end the carried interest tax advantage emerged. A group of Democratic Congressmen led by Rep....
Quote '' - Alan Duncan, UK Shadow Secretary of State for Trade, Industry & Energy
Speaking exclusively in the next issue of Private Equity Europe , Alan Duncan affirmed Conservative support for private equity but also sounded a note of caution: 'I don’t believe that we need to see more regulation, but I do believe that we...
FOIA and disclosure: media hype or genuine concern?
On 1 January 2005, the UK’s Freedom of Information Act that was originally passed in 2000 came into full effect. Immediately it has opened up the disclosure debate amongst practitioners in the private equity industry. Arguments abound as to the implications...