The partners of global law firm K&L Gates and Australian national firm Middletons have voted unanimously to combine firms effective 1 January 2013. The addition of Middletons’ 300 lawyers and four offices – in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Brisbane – extends K&L Gates’ global reach to more than 2,000 lawyers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the co-operation arrangements between the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the EU securities regulators for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. ESMA has negotiated the agreement with FINMA on behalf
Gibraltar has signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Mexico, the 22nd TIEA agreed by the Government of Gibraltar. Gibraltar’s minister with responsibility for financial services, the Hon Gilbert Licudi (pictured), MP, signed the TIEA, which had already been signed in Mexico City by Mexico’s Minister of Finance and
The Chief Minister of Guernsey, Deputy Peter Harwood (pictured), and the Chief Minister of Jersey, Senator Ian Gorst, have released a joint statement following their recent meeting with officials from HM Treasury in relation to UK proposals to introduce similar measures as the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Apex Fund Services has expanded its private equity services following regulatory approval to open an office in Guernsey. Apex’s fund managers, particularly in the LATAM, Middle East and Asian emerging markets, continue to demonstrate their growing demand for private equity fund structures. Apex has begun providing its clients with the
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published for public consultation an initial integrated set of policy recommendations to strengthen oversight and regulation of the shadow banking system. The “shadow banking system” can broadly be described as “credit intermediation involving entities and activities (fully or partially) outside the regular banking system”
As the FSA launches a two-part consultation to transpose the Alternative Investment Fund Managers directive (AIFMD) into UK law, Deloitte, the business advisory firm, says the policy positions taken will affect how the directive applies to investment trusts, hedge fund managers and private equity managers. Brian Forrester (pictured), partner at
The inclusion of Enterprise Investment Schemes (EISs) and Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) in the FSA’s proposals to restrict the distribution of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) and non-mainstream pooled investments will seriously limit client portfolio diversification opportunities, according to alternative investment boutique Future Capital Partners (FCP). The changes suggested in
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) has launched the EVCA Handbook of Professional Standards for the Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry. Private equity firms and their investors, including insurance companies and pension funds, have committed to a comprehensive joint set of professional standards for the first
International legal practice Norton Rose is to combine with US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski on 1 June 2013 to form Norton Rose Fulbright. Norton Rose Fulbright will have 3,800 lawyers and will be a top 10 global legal practice by gross revenue and by number of lawyers. The enlarged
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