The venture capital trust sector had total funds under management of GBP2.896bn at 5 October 2013, the highest level since VCTs were established in 1995, according to figures released by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). Funds under management increased by GBP19m in the first six months of 2013.
Nasdaq OMX and Moscow Exchange (MOEX) have a signed a co-operation agreement whereby both exchanges will work jointly in further developing the Russian technology and biotechnology community. The aim of the co-operation is to jointly facilitate access to capital for the fast growing Russian start-up community and to promote listings
Private equity-backed companies are not following best practices when it comes to incentivising and compensating their portfolio chief executives and senior executives, according to research by Chief Executive Group. While 88.4 per cent of private equity backed companies employ formal annual incentive plans for top portfolio executives, only 68.1 per
Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders on China’s return to GDP growth… China’s third quarter GDP growth rebounded to 7.8% year-on-year, having decelerated to 7.5% year-on-year in the last quarter. The figure was in line with consensus expectations and reflects the mini-stimulus and fine-tuning measures enacted by Beijing in response
ACOLIN has teamed up with Renovaré Global, an independent consultancy, specialising in risk and operational due Diligence for off-shore funds, to provide representation for EU-AIFs and non-EU AIFs for distribution to qualified investors. The revised Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA), which came into effect on 1/3/2013, requests foreign funds that
Bermuda’s asset management sector has launched a high-level targeted business development roadshow in New York designed to attract asset management and fund business to Bermuda. Emphasis is being placed on the recent moderniszation of Bermuda’s fund legislation which facilitates fast-track fund registrations. In collaboration, the Bermuda Ministry of Economic
Power Capital Holdings has launched a new global power sector private equity firm, Power Capital Partners LLC (PCP) in partnership with Hunt Power Capital Partners, LLC (HPCP). PCP is based in White Plains, New York, with a regional office in Austin, Texas. PCP's creation results from the combination of a
KKR’s Green Portfolio Program (GPP) has produced an estimated USD917 million in cost savings and added revenue and more than 1.8 million metric tons of GHGs avoided between 2008 and 2012. The GPP is an operational improvement program that uses an “environmental lens” to assess critical business activities of KKR’s
Custom House Global Fund Services has launched Custom House Gateway, a web portal that connects fund servicing with solutions across the middle and back office, designed for US alternative investment managers. “The US hedge fund industry is growing fast globally, adding USD150 billion in assets under management in 2013. At
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and AlpInvest Partners have assumed management of two funds of funds with a focus on Indiana life sciences companies. The funds are: the Indiana Future Fund (IFF), a USD72.6 million fund of funds, and its USD58.0 million successor, the INext Program
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