Connor Hussey

The firm has taken on Kwame Lewis, former chief financial officer of ACON Investments, as head of North American fund services, building on a recent expansion.

For large asset managers, the attraction of retail investors could mean an expanded wealth management bench. Others aren’t so sure.

Firms are rethinking how much they spend on external legal advisors, as low trust in the industry’s billing practices and increased spending on procurement services collide with lower levels of dealmaking.

The SEC’s Asset Management Advisory Committee is considering possible recommendations on ESG investments, including a regime of strong intervention in the market to ensure investments are living up to their claims.

Managing director Paul Yett has been named as Hamilton Lane’s new director of ESG and sustainability.

Connor Hussey catches up with HarbourVest’s new management company CFO Rob MacGoey on crisis preparedness, the firm’s growth in operations and finance, the democratization of private equity and more.

A company that provides liquidity solutions for individual and small-to-mid-size institutional investors says it can help CFOs efficiently meet LP liquidity demands and may be able to make investment by 401(k)s easier.

Matt Skurbe, chief financial officer of CC Capital Partners says you must constantly assess process improvement, tech and SPACs.

A sharp pandemic-driven decrease in fund assets in Luxembourg has been reversed.

CFIUS’s 2019 annual report details an emboldened committee with upgraded resources and a strong focus on enforcement.