News & Analysis

The requirements of the AIFMD’s professional indemnity insurance provision haven’t received many column inches, but the rule requires significant work to be done by GPs.

Deal sourcing platforms are growing in popularity, especially in the US – but will they ever supplant the time-honored ‘shoe leather’ approach? Dave Waller reports

A robust valuation policy can be a signal to regulators that your firm is serious about recordkeeping, documentation and adherence to internal controls. Tom Angell of Rothstein Kass gives the auditor’s perspective on how GPs can impress SEC inspectors

Following complaints from CFOs that financial statements have become bloated with disclosure notes, standard setters have set out to address their concerns.

We ask auditors to name one of the most common or biggest mistakes GPs can make during the valuation process

The growing commitment to responsible investment in the industry is not being matched with adequate insurance policies, writes Neil Cameron.

The state employees’ retirement system, which only became authorized to invest in private equity last year, is one step closer to making its first investment in the asset class.

Private equity firms are being asked to consider employees’ ability to work from home, how far a back-up site is from headquarters, and other matters as part of a joint review by US regulators in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

GPs now have until May 2016 to collect their LPs' tax information for the UK's version of FATCA.

ILPA will soon unveil a standardized due diligence questionnaire for vetting fund managers. We ask the LP trade body how it intends to address likely questions about the initiative.