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GP based in China will be taxed on offshore transactions as the government strengthens its enforcement of tax laws.

The rule’s complexity coupled with the incoming holiday season and regulators’ heavy workloads have been blamed for the delay. Onlookers now expect it to be implemented mid to late first quarter.

The SEC has charged Chicago-based investment advisor Joseph Hennessy with raising money for a struggling private equity fund to pay off existing clients.

Some private equity professionals speaking during an industry panel expressed optimism a resolution to the US fiscal cliff will be resolved before year end, but that it would be only a short-term solution.

The UK’s public-to-private rules – which includes a ‘put up or shut up’ clause – will not go under further review, according to a government panel.

A government circular simplifies procedures for foreign investment in the country. But how it will work in practice is still an open question.

The SEC has charged three executives from KCAP Financial, a BDC regulated fund, for failing to properly measure the exit price of debt securities held during the financial crisis.

The listed private equity trade group's latest guidelines now accommodate fund of funds and provide better clarification of what is required to claim compliance.

The asset management arm of the Swiss financial services giant has tapped its chief operating officer to oversee its global real estate business, taking over from departing head, Paul Marcuse.

Strict EU depository rules need not be all bad news for the private equity industry writes Alexandre Prost-Gargoz.