Thomas Duffell
The EU private equity industry fears the proposals would create a six month period of regulatory limbo for purchasers of non-controlling minority shareholdings.
Only four buyout firms remain now in a lawsuit accusing some of the largest names in private equity of bid rigging.
GPs can now permanently use a HMRC identification number for non-UK partners when filing the partnership's annual tax return.
Non-EU fund managers will have to meet all of the directive’s requirements to solicit capital from French investors.
It is anticipated that insurers will be able to benefit from a lower Solvency II capital charge when investing in private funds.
The US regulator wants to test increased tick sizes to see how decimal-based stock trading impacts small-cap IPOs.
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More than half of fund managers say enhanced due diligence is making the investment process considerably longer, according to a recent study.
The US agreed a tax pact with China just days before FATCA taking effect.
Fund managers in Europe should be trying to pre-empt the sort of regulatory intervention on fees that we're currently seeing in the US.
In a bid to win business support ahead of next year’s election, the UK opposition party vowed to reduce capital gains tax for long-term investments.