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"The technology seems to be moving faster than the regulators," James Ferguson, head of Americas at Intertrust Group, writes.

Funds demand strategic and operationally focused CFOs.

The Cost Transparency Initiative has launched templates for reporting fees and expenses to investors; managers wanting to wider their investor base should take note, write Debevoise & Plimpton's SImon Witney and John Young.

Al Bauer, managing director of Citco makes the case for waterfall automation even for complicated LP-GP agreements.

The passing of FIRRMA changes the scope of CFIUS and could have implications for US and non-US private equity funds. Simon Witney and Jeffrey Cunard of Debevoise explain.

Revisions to AIFMD are going to make reverse solicitation more difficult without a passport, writes lawyer Matija Repolusk.

Private equity valuations shouldn't feel a major impact from the new revenue recognition rules, writes PJ Patel, senior managing director and co-CEO of Valuation Research Corp. But valuation professionals should pay attention to certain accounting standards that are on the horizon.