Regulation

Rule proposals open private funds' year of living dangerously.

Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.

PEI caught up with Eastern Bell partner Daniel Sun to discuss how the growth equity firm was able to exceed its fundraising target against such an unfavourable backdrop.

The UK’s National Security and Investment Act is unlikely to translate into diminished overseas appetites for domestic assets.

Chinese private equity firms are tweaking their sector focus to help legislate against regulatory uncertainty.

Efforts in the US Congress to close the loophole looked increasingly futile as the year progressed.

China's fundraising environment looks even more bleak moving into 2022, as wary investors pause commitments to the market.

With retail investing in alternatives still in its infancy, headwinds remain before the $179trn global pool of individual investor capital can be fully tapped.

The rise of blank cheque companies continued through 2021 before market fatigue and regulatory pushback triggered a fall off.

The proposal seeks to amend the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive including disclosures to investors and the scope of ELTIF regulation.