The Bank of England (BOE) is intensifying its efforts to closely monitor risks in the non-bank financial sector, which includes private equity firms, hedge funds, and asset managers, according to a report by Institutional Investor.
Private equity giant KKR & Co is at odds with the US Department of Justice over a proposed settlement that would hold its top executives personally accountable for disclosure lapses related to mergers and acquisitions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated that the Labour Party will uphold favourable tax treatment for private equity executives in cases where fund managers invest their own capital, according to a report by the Financial Times.
CalPERS, the $499.7bn California Public Employees’ Retirement System based in Sacramento, is looking to strengthen its private credit, private equity, and compliance and risk teams amid increased allocations and staffing challenges, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
The Securities Commission Malaysia has published a “practical guide” to venture capital and private equity, aimed at prospective VC and PE fund managers, service providers and investors, for the first time, according to a report by The Star.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has voted to support the California bill that requires private equity and hedge fund firms to obtain consent from the state attorney general for acquisitions or changes in control of healthcare facilities or provider groups.
The SEC has suffered a major setback in its bid to increase oversight of the private equity and venture capital industry after a US appeals court threw out a new rule requiring managers to provide investors with fees and expenses each quarter.
The California State Assembly is considering a bill requiring private equity firms and hedge funds to obtain consent from the state’s Attorney General prior to any change of control or acquisition of healthcare facilities or provider groups.
Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, has urged private equity firms to provide more information or face stricter regulatory measures, according to a report by City AM.
Private equity firms can capitalise on opportunities for modernisation, digitalisation and consolidation in the wealth management sector, according to Christian Kent, a Managing Director in global investment bank Houlihan Lokey’s fintech group, who last month advised on CBPE Group’s sale of Perspective Financial Group to Charlesbank.
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