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By Terry Gallagher (pictured), EVP, Director of Fund Accounting & Administration, UMB Fund Services – When private equity managers decide to adapt an existing strategy from a partnership to a registered-fund structure, they may run into roadblocks – and wish they had considered some key issues earlier in the process. Below are the most common issues, based on my work on fund-formation with private fund managers.Â
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Around two thirds, or 65 per cent, of investors believe the fallout from Covid-19 will be worse in 2021 than it has been this year, according to a recent study by HYCM.
The survey included 885 UK-based investors and focused on their outlook on how Covid-19 and Brexit are affecting their financial plans for 2021.
It revealed that once a vaccine is available, 43 per cent say they plan to invest into those sectors worst-affected by the pandemic, such as travel and hospitality, while 58 per cent of investors want to see the Brexit deadline pushed back from 31st December
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The alternatives and offshore business is gathering momentum in Tokyo as industry players witness growing demand and as government initiatives begin to bear fruit. This trend has led to changing technology needs as managers seek to accommodate global investors and adapt their infrastructure.
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Managers should be looking to shore up their internal processes and security, focusing on improved end-point protection and appropriate training for staff to recognise anomalies. This is critical as cybersecurity develops further to keep ahead of the hackers.
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Ada Ventures has closed its first fund at USD50 million, one year after its launch, with new investment from Big Society Capital and a number of other funds and individuals.
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By Nicholas d’Adhemar (pictured), founder and CEO of Apperio – Private equity CFOs are spending more time on strategic tasks outside of the traditional financial role and to the benefit of their firms.
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By Kinson Lo, founder, Dot Investing – As we creep towards the end of a year that has already felt longer than 12 months for most, a notable shift in the mindset of investors could be one positive change to remember 2020 for. Awareness of climate change, and environmental activism, have been gathering momentum across wider society for a number of years.
While David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg have rightly been lauded for their efforts to support the cause, it may be a shift in where HNWs and professional investors invest their money that has a bigger future impact.
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Several factors are fuelling increasing integration of sustainable investment practices among Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs). Growing knowledge, enhanced reporting requirements and improved understanding of the connection between environment, social and governance (ESG) factors and returns are all driving a sharper need for investment which is more socially conscious.
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Updraft – a lending, credit report, and financial planning app designed to tackle escalating consumer borrowing in the UK – has secured GBP16 million in a round including Quilam Capital on the debt side, and the UK Government’s Future Fund, which participated via their convertible loan note alongside a group of high-net-worths.
Updraft was founded by financial services executive Aseem Munshi, former head of cards and unsecured lending for HSBC UK. Munshi realised that consumers drift into borrowing more and more every month without noticing – and that consumers will pay over GBP10 billion in fees and interests for overdraft and
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The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights how the venture capital industry and its underlying technology and innovation across many verticals such as financial services, entertainment, social media and healthcare can stand to benefit from the consequences of the pandemic.
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