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The Cost Transparency Initiative has launched templates for reporting fees and expenses to investors; managers wanting to wider their investor base should take note, write Debevoise & Plimpton's SImon Witney and John Young.

Al Bauer, managing director of Citco makes the case for waterfall automation even for complicated LP-GP agreements.

The passing of FIRRMA changes the scope of CFIUS and could have implications for US and non-US private equity funds. Simon Witney and Jeffrey Cunard of Debevoise explain.

Revisions to AIFMD are going to make reverse solicitation more difficult without a passport, writes lawyer Matija Repolusk.

Private equity valuations shouldn't feel a major impact from the new revenue recognition rules, writes PJ Patel, senior managing director and co-CEO of Valuation Research Corp. But valuation professionals should pay attention to certain accounting standards that are on the horizon.

Casey Santos shares thoughts on cyber-risk trends and how AI could be used to prevent cyber attacks.

Tom Angell, practice leader of WithumSmith+Brown’s Financial Services Group, outlines the AICPA’s new valuation guide and how managers can keep LPs and a vigilant SEC happy by mitigating financial reporting risk.

On the heels of ILPA’s recent best practices on GP-led secondaries, BRG’s Finbarr O’Connor and Gavin Farrell take a practical look at issues important to LPs, and how GPs can address the guidance as they formulate transactions.

Steve Lancaster, chief executive of consultancy CYSIAM, makes the case for cyber-risk evaluations on acquisition targets, and explains how to do them.

Technology should constantly be on a PE firm's radar, but it's not always easy deciding what's the best fit. RFA chief information officer Michael Asher lays out important considerations, and how managers can improve security and due diligence frameworks.