As the ban on hedge fund, private equity fund and venture capital fund "advertising" is set to lift on 23 September, most funds are wondering if they should take advantage of the opportunity or sit it out. Of most immediate concern will be whether the chance to advertise, reach out to the
By Ras Sipko, Chief Operating Officer of Koger, Inc – Common feedback from private equity funds when questioned about running profit/performance allocations is that they have a process that works, mainly driven by the use of spreadsheets. While it is certainly easy to build out the required accounting methodologies on
Following the comments from Ben Bernanke in May, investors have clearly priced in some form of tapering with government bond yields having risen and prices having fallen. The decision by the Fed not to reduce the amount of QE each month therefore came as a big surprise, says Adrian Lowcock,
Dramatic shifts in the retail grocery business continue to create opportunities for asset-based lenders and private-equity investors alike. But as a Tiger Group expert noted in a 12 September panel discussion with colleagues from Nixon Peabody and Deloitte, these deals tend to hinge on a host of practical and
Fund sponsors are upgrading to more sophisticated fund governance solutions by moving beyond the friction of limited service providers to more widely-adopted institutional protocols. This growth is reflected in DMS Offshore Investment Services’ 54 per cent increase in assets under management of its client funds from the prior year
Investors are leading the way in shaping the future of the alternative investment industry, according to a soon to be published global survey by State Street. The survey canvassed the opinions of 400 alternative fund managers from hedge funds, private equity firms and real estate funds. “The Next
The gross amount of cash being hoarded by FTSE 100 companies has increased by GBP42.2bn since the full effects of the recession set in, a rise of more than a third, according to research commissioned by Capita Asset Services, part of Capita plc. The analysis of the balance sheets
Morgenthaler Technology Investment Company has closed the Canvas Venture Fund at USD175m, which is above its private placement memorandum target of USD150m. Managing directors Gary Little, Rebecca Lynn and Gary Morgenthaler will continue their focus on early-stage companies (primarily Series A and B) in the software and services area.
Citi has surpassed USD500 billion in alternative assets under administration – over USD300 billion in hedge fund assets under administration, and over USD200 billion of committed private equity capital under administration. “Our leading solutions across the hedge fund and private equity asset classes have positioned us well to capitalise on
Guernsey’s finance industry had a stable second quarter and is already showing signs of renewed growth in the second half of the year. Previously released figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) showed an uptick across each of the investment funds, banking and insurance sectors during the first
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