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Coming off autopilot: The SEC issues guidance on investment advisers’ proxy voting responsibilities

Wed, 09/10/2019 - 09:00

By Northern Trust – After a November 2018 roundtable on the proxy process, the SEC has begun issuing guidance around the use of proxy advisors. This promises to be the beginning of the SEC’s scrutiny into proxy voting, not the end. »

A practical approach to regulation

Mon, 30/09/2019 - 14:37

The swathe of transparency disclosures required by new and upcoming regulation has been putting pressure on private equity firms. However, PE managers can work with pragmatic and knowledgeable law firms to understand exactly how the rules apply to their particular situation and consider whether there is a basis for limiting disclosure about their business and their investors. »

Demystifying Luxembourg’s regulatory burden

Mon, 30/09/2019 - 13:49

Q&A with Mark Shaw, Partner, Wildgen Investment Fund… »

Funderbeam secures financial services licenses from Monetary Authority of Singapore

Thu, 26/09/2019 - 09:34

Funderbeam, a global funding and trading platform for investors to buy and sell equity stakes in private companies, has been issued with two financial service licenses by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Singapore-based subsidy, Funderbeam Markets Pte Ltd. »