The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has welcomed the Australian government’s innovation statement, which it says is the result of a thorough collaborative engagement process with industry and focuses on developing the jobs of the future for Australia. “We are particularly pleased to see the recognition of
The UK’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is one of the most successful and widely respected venture capital relief schemes in Europe, according to David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. Gauke was a keynote speaker at the EIS Association’s Chairman’s Annual Reception at the House of Lords on Wednesday
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). The rules will apply to managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs) including hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. Non-EU AIFMs who market funds (using passport agreements) to EU
Ogier in Jersey and Guernsey have acted as legal advisers for the co-ordinating committee and ad-hoc working group representing senior lenders on the GBP1bn restructuring of the Biffa Group. Biffa is a nationwide integrated waste management business. The High Court approved a UK scheme of arrangement on 28 January 2013
Darian Capital Services has launched two services to address impending US and European regulations that will change the way hedge and private equity funds are marketed. In the US, such "private" funds have been barred from "general solicitations" or any wide-net advertising. Some interpretations of this bar have meant hiding
By Richard Cassell and Kristin Konschnik, partners, Withers – The US Treasury Department has now released the long-anticipated final FATCA regulations (the ‘Regulations’), which build upon the foundation of the proposed regulations but contain some significant additions and modifications. Non-US financial institutions and non-financial entities that have been waiting for
Offshore law firms Carey Olsen and Hempel and Boyd are entering into an association to provide their clients with British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey legal services. Carey Olsen is an offshore law firm with offices in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and London. Hempel and Boyd
The UK’s fund management industry has been given an extra year to comply with the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), says Bovill, the financial services regulatory consultancy. In its consultation on how to implement the European rules, HM Treasury gave a boost to UK private equity and hedge
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has initiated a formal consultation process with the financial services industry and other stakeholders to further its dialogue with the industry on corporate governance practices, developments and standards as it relates to the private funds sector. HighWater supports the initiative and has previously engaged
Carne Group, the global fund governance specialist, has welcomed the consultation initiative and the decision by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to enhance and clarify corporate governance standards for the Cayman Islands funds community. The proposals include the extension of the current Statement of Guidance on Corporate Governance to
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