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Trump’s 401(k) reform will accelerate the democratization of private markets and permanently reshape the job market in legal and adjacent fields, write two executives from recruitment firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.
New guidance on 506 (c) registered funds might lead to greater transparency and flexibility in marketing, according to Clare Burrows, Joshua Clarkson and Philip Walters at Prosek Partners.
There is an often-overlooked $17trn market where the mid-market and smaller managers can compete within their own weight class for retirement capital, writes Eric Satz, founder and CEO of self-directed IRA platform Alto.
Fund administrator consolidation is accelerating, and co-sourcing can help mitigate risk to the relationship of trust between the acquired admin and their GPs, argues 4Pines Fund Services CEO Mike Trinkaus.
One of the most overlooked assets at the portfolio company is the in-house general counsel, according to Dimitri Mastrocola, a partner with legal search firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.
Embedding the tax services with the fund administrator can deliver real benefits to GPs, argues Kevin Zeman, the head of Gen II Tax Services.
In the wake of recent tax reforms, GPs will be well-suited to gift carried interest as part of their estate planning, provided they follow best practices, according to Meghan Kinsella, director of financial sponsors at Northern Trust Institute.
As popular as co-investments may be right now, there are certain terms and dynamics to keep in mind, write David LaGalia and Timur Eron of the law firm Morrison Cohen.
Fund finance has evolved from an administrative convenience to a value-add tool, says Gianluca Lorenzon, head of fund finance advisory at Validus Risk Management.
In a cash-constrained environment, NAV lending is increasingly proving itself as a vital component of fund performance, argues Doug Cruikshank, managing partner and founder of Hark Capital.