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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Our Back to School Era, August 2025 - Taylor Swift and Fund Finance

With her latest album announcement last week, she has taken over headlines everywhere, again, so why not Fund Finance Friday? From her three-and-a-half-hour long concerts on her recent Eras tour (149 dates in 51 cities across...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

UK and EU Money Laundering Risk Assessments 2025: Key Findings for Asset Managers

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In July 2025 HM Treasury and the Home Office issued the UK National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2025 ('NRA 2025'), while the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its fifth Opinion on...more

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Convergence and Flexibility: LP Clawback Provisions in Private Funds

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A majority of private fund managers set the clawback limit at 25%, but they calculate the clawback differently depending on fund type. Limited partner (LP) clawback provisions enable fund managers to call back previously...more

White & Case LLP

Net asset value finance gains ground with infrastructure managers

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The increase in the use of fund finance by private equity is carrying over into the infrastructure fund space, with managers using net asset value and back-leverage facilities to unlock liquidity for investors and portfolio...more

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New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA's 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers

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On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more

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Where Do Private Funds Draw the Line on Recycling?

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Private fund managers “recycle” capital — i.e., reinvest capital that would otherwise be returned to investors or to recall distributions already made — to maximize their investment capacity. ...more

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Insurance and Asset Managers in the Cayman Islands: A Perfect Marriage?

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The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity /...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Lessons From 2024: Tips for Private Fund Managers

As we look back on the SEC’s actions in 2024, we wanted to share our thoughts on lessons learned that we believe will carry through to 2025....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Multi-Strat Funds: Structuring Considerations

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In a typical multi-strategy fund (“Multi-Strat”), a fund structure is established by an investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) that runs multiple investment strategy portfolios within it, oftentimes with different...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fund Managers Must Assess Whether Microsoft/CrowdStrike Outage Has Triggered Additional Regulatory Filings

A global technology outage linked to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft apps and triggered major disruptions across the asset management sector, along with other global industries. Private fund managers...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Tips for Updating Your 2024 Compliance Program

Every year compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program's annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7). An essential element of that review is updating the firm's compliance policies...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

SEC Wins First “Shadow Trading” Trial

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On April 5, 2024, after an eight-day trial, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California returned a verdict for the Securities and Exchange Commission in its first “shadow trading” case after...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures – New and Updated Nature Reporting Recommendations Published

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The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more

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FCA Assesses Whether Fund Managers are Meeting Investor Expectations

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On April 7, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a report (Thematic Review TR16/3: Meeting investors' expectations) (Report) containing its conclusions regarding a thematic review...more

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