Fees & Expenses

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.

Documenting and checking fees and expenses remains vital for compliance heads, panelists at the Private Fund Compliance Forum in New York said on Wednesday.

Another US public pension is mulling outside help as it seeks to eradicate mistakes made by general partners.

Fee rancor, rather than technological change, will ultimately shake up the private equity world order.

Two-fifths of the investors said fees are a greater concern than ever due to more muted return expectations, according to NEPC data.

Fees came under the spotlight in the fourth quarter with the release of pfm’s latest benchmarking survey.

President Trump’s tax changes were starting to have an impact in the second quarter.

LPs expect a $5bn private equity fund to charge a 1.23% management fee, according to research from Asante Capital.

Fees remain a bone of contention for limited partners as fund sizes continue to grow.

Investors can find it helpful to meet CFOs during the due diligence process, especially when it comes to concerns related to fees and expenses.