News & Analysis

In a move that could be attractive to China’s GPs, industry groups submitted to Hong Kong authorities a tax exemption proposal for fund domiciles. 

But fund managers should be more concerned about the lack of information and uncertainty still inherent in the directive, according to a panel of industry experts.

With some GPs thinking about moving offshore if tax rates on the mainland become too high, we ask Better Capital founder Jon Moulton what it’s like to live and work in Guernsey

What LPs really want isn’t necessarily more transparency, but insights, writes Graeme Faulds. 

PE Manager tracks third-party service providers: KPMG launches a PE fund; Alvarez & Marsal opens up in Korea; Eaton Partners boosts its London office; more

Popular private equity domiciles like the Channel Islands are looking to replicate their business strategy in new lands. That bodes well for emerging market fund managers especially.

Funds with commitments from Australian superannuation funds may soon have the value of their investments in the public domain.

As part of the agreement, private equity firms in the US will need to submit tax information on any French investors to the IRS.

Compared to hedge fund and real estate managers, today’s new era of regulation is not one of private equity advisors’ biggest challenges, according to fresh research.

More intense negotiations around private fund side letters are hampering GPs’ fundraising efforts, according to industry sources.