Regulation

The FCA gave its official thumbs up to the alternative risk-free rate; Q&A with Gene DelFavero, CFO of Alcion Ventures.

The UK's regulator has thrown its support behind the SONIA benchmark as a replacement for LIBOR, which could have knock-on consequences for private debt documentation.

Europe has a fun little riddle to work out involving an alternative to mark-to-market that is also not at least called ‘mark-to-model'.

As the European Commission seeks to update AIFMD, Cyril Demaria of Wellershoff & Partners urges the sector to come up with counter-proposals for the sake of the industry and economic growth.

Forum panelists on how to do data the wrong way; SEC proposes further changes to Volcker; Blackstone and Apollo are swelling.

The strategy is a reaction to the 2017 tax reform, which included provisions that charge an ordinary income tax rate on carry generated from investments held under that period.

Neuberger Berman COO says AML/KYC regs will, and should, come to the US private markets; A universal guide to valuations; State Street and iCapital join up to target HNWIs, family offices, and (eventually) retail

During a working group at the 2020 PEI CFOs and COOs Forum in NYC, a wide-ranging discussion nailed down the finer points of valuation dos and don’ts

The Neuberger Berman COO expressed his admiration for regulation in Europe and thinks there will be a concerted push to bring AML and KYC rules to US private markets.

Retail money; big issues at the Forum; Partners slapped with lawsuit for alleged NDA breach