The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Technical Committee has published a consultation report on private equity conflicts of interest. The report proposes a number of principles for the effective mitigation of the potential conflicts of interest encountered in private equity firms, and the risks these conflicts pose to fund investors
Winston & Strawn has expanded its private equity practice and middle-market capabilities with the addition of Dominick P. DeChiara, Bradley C. Vaiana, Bryan C. Goldstein and Jennifer C. Kurtis, who have joined the firm’s New York office as partners. The attorneys came to Winston from Nixon Peabody, where DeChiara chaired
BNY Mellon has appointed Brian Ruane to the new position of chief executive officer of alternative investment services. BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services is a hedge fund administrator with more than USD200bn in assets under administration. Ruane (pictured) will report to Art Certosimo, senior executive vice president and head of
Imperial Capital, a full-service investment banking firm, has expanded its institutional research effort with the hiring in its capital structure analysis group of Daniel J. Ward and Kevin Cohen. Ward has joined as a managing director covering the airlines/transportation and automotive/automotive suppliers/automotive finance sectors. Cohen has joined as a vice
Investment boutique Newscape Capital Group has continued its expansion with the appointment of another ex-Aberdeen Asset Management fixed income investment specialist. Leonardo Da Costa joins Newscape’s core investment team in London as a portfolio manager where he will work alongside chief investment officer Derek Fulton, who he worked with previously
The States of Guernsey has welcomed the final report of the Foot Review, which examines the long-term opportunities and challenges facing British Crown Dependencies and overseas territories as financial centres. Guernsey’s chief minister Deputy Lyndon Trott says: “In my view this report vindicates the position of Guernsey and the other
The Federal Court of Australia has approved the settlement of a compensation claim to clients who were advised by Professional Investment Services to invest in the failed Westpoint Group. Under the settlement, PIS must pay eligible investors AUD5.9m. The court approved a distribution mechanism whereby the settlement sum will be
Jersey Finance has welcomed the conclusions of the Review of British Offshore Financial Centres, which was launched in November last year when Michael Foot was asked to review the opportunities and challenges facing British Crown Dependencies and overseas territories that had significant financial centres. Published today, the report includes an
At first glance, it would be easy to say that the report by former UK regulator Michael Foot on the three British crown dependencies and six other overseas territories was a statement of the blindingly obvious. And possibly at second glance, too. The report published yesterday warned the territories that
CounselWorks, an advisory firm to alternative investment firms, banks and broker/dealers, has hired Brad Caswell, former general counsel and chief compliance officer of DKR Oasis, as a managing director. Caswell will work closely with clients on strategic business, legal, regulatory and compliance matters, particularly hedge funds and investment firms with
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