Nicholas Donato

Despite efforts to converge accounting standards worldwide, the US is unlikely to ever adopt international financial reporting standards, FASB chairman Russell Golden predicted.

A voice from the private equity community will help set simplified accounting standards for private entities. 

The commission gave reassurance that fund managers can reach investors online so long as password-protected portals prevent retail investors from seeing specific fund opportunities. 

Private equity professionals will enjoy some of the highest bonuses on Wall Street this year, a new compensation study is predicting.

INREV is urging European policymakers to relax ‘burdensome’ reporting rules for real estate managers contained in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

A study by the Maryland Public Policy Institute challenging the industry on poor returns and high fees may fuel investor criticism of the private equity model. 

The fund administrator hired a global director to lead its business development during a time of expansion. 

Following ESMA’s decision to delay any recommendation that US managers be afforded a pan-EU marketing passport under the AIFMD, the PEGCC says it will continue speaking with EU regulators about the US’ still-nascent private equity regulatory regime. 

iLevel Solutions, a recent technology spin-out of The Blackstone Group, was sold to a portfolio company acquired by Blackstone last year. 

A new bill to crack down on corruption is reportedly moving through the Indian parliament while a related initiative will address private sector bribery for the first time.