Getting your data prepared for the ‘new abnormal’

First up: Today is the deadline to take the Insights 2020 survey! With the free copy of the report that you’ll receive, you’ll learn how other CFOs at GP firms are meeting the unique challenges of this past year. Responses are confidential, and it only takes about 10-15 minutes.

Clean data and restructuring: Financial sponsors are moving into the “crucial third phase” of the covid-19 crisis, say two restructuring pros at WilliamsMarston. Getting to the fourth stage – whatever new normal arises in the aftermath – may require rebuilding financial models from the ground up. They outline why data hygiene is crucial to successful restructurings, and why it’s important to ensure that data is versatile.

ALFI hire: The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Gutton as the new director of legal and tax, a position handed over to him by Marc-André Bechet, who will serve as deputy director general. Gutton joins from Luxembourg-based UCITS management company Pictet Asset Management, where he served as head of legal and conducting officer since 2016. Prior to that, he practiced law for more than a decade in Paris, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.

Email prepared by Graham Bippart and Connor Hussey