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Bill Wiggin, Apex Emerging Manager Incubation Services

Apex to offer free office space and advisory service for fund start-ups

Apex Fund Services, one of the world’s largest independent fund administration companies, is offering free office facilities and fund incubation services to fund managers looking to start a new fund.   The new office facilities service forms part of a new division, Apex Emerging Manager Incubation Services (EMIS), aimed at

EVCA welcomes EC green paper on long-term investing

The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has welcomed the European Commission’s new green paper on long-term investing and says it is looking forward to playing a full part in the debate the paper’s publication has begun.   According to the ECVA, much in the way of current regulation

Aviva Investors and UK GIB to fund one of UK’s largest NHS energy centres

Aviva Investors and the UK Green Investment Bank are to provide approximately GBP36m of funding for a new energy innovation centre for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.   The centre is designed to deliver substantial financial and carbon emissions savings for the trust and is expected

Cross Atlantic Capital Partners’ initial VC fund to wind down

After a number of successful exits, including three IPOs, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners (XACP) is terminating its vintage 1999 fund, Cross Atlantic Technology Fund (XATF).   As part of the termination process, XATF is liquidating its remaining portfolio company holdings, including its 668,572 shares of common stock in Rubicon Technology

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More wealthy Americans turn to alternative investments to reach financial goals

Affluent Americans are more likely to allocate assets to alternative investment strategies in asset classes such as private equity, real estate investment trusts and hedge funds today than they have been for several years.   That is especially true for half of high-net-worth investors who say they are better off

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SGSS in Luxembourg develops services offering for alternative funds

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has created a centre of expertise in Luxembourg for alternative funds, which provides specific experience in private equity, real estate and tangible assets.   Institutional investors or other professionals who manage these funds, such as family offices or wealth managers, now have a single point

Standard Life European Private Equity Trust NAV up 1.3 per cent in Q4 2012

Standard Life European Private Equity Trust’s net asset value (NAV) per ordinary share for the quarter ended 31 December 2012 increased by 1.3 per cent to 230.5p (diluted NAV – 227.7p), from 227.6p at 30 September 2012 (diluted NAV – 224.9p).   At 31 December 2012 the company’s net assets

John Terry, PwC

Fund managers one step closer to tougher bonus rules

The European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee (ECON) has voted in favour of capping bonuses at 100% of salary. This is an important marker as to the Parliament’s position regarding asset managers’ pay and starts the process as to what the final remuneration provisions will be within the UCITS

European private equity sector ‘upbeat’, says study

The mood is upbeat once again in the European private equity sector, according to Roland Berger’s European Private Equity Outlook 2013.   After a more pessimistic mood among PE investors in 2012, more deals are expected this year – especially in Scandinavia and Germany.   In contrast, Spain, Portugal, Italy,

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