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JONES DAY TALKS®: ESG: The Opportunities and the Risks
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Investment Management Update – Exit Strategies
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
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Podcast - Credit Funds: A Framework for Addressing and Mitigating Conflicts of Interest
Preparing a Company to Deal With Activist Investors
Polsinelli Podcasts - Hedge Funds Now Using IPR Challenges
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WORD OF THE DAY® for Hedge Funds – Accelerated Share Repurchase
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WORD OF THE DAY® for Hedge Funds – 10b5-1 Plan
There is a growing interest from the retirement industry and policymakers to modernize 401(k) and other defined contribution (“DC”) plan investments by incorporating alternative asset classes and lifetime income features. ...more
We have recently witnessed a noticeable lengthening of the time needed to close on an institutional investor’s fund allocation. Anecdotally, the typical time frame to close on an institutional investor allocation appears to...more
On 8 May 2025, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) released the findings from its multi-firm review aimed at smaller asset managers and alternatives firms. The review was conducted across three phases in...more
Alternative asset classes continue to mature, grow and attract investors. From continuation funds to asset management consolidation, the industry is poised for a dynamic 2025. The Asset Management industry is poised for a...more
Hedge funds and private equity funds were traditionally considered to be two completely different alternative investment classes, but as managers and investors increasingly seek to take advantage of exposure to both asset...more
What to expect? The first half of 2022 marked another banner period for asset and wealth management deals, with deal volume up 11% compared to the same period in 2021, according to PWC. And the market for buying and selling...more
On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to private fund reporting rules that would increase the information required to be reported to the SEC on Form PF and the frequency of...more
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund and private fund disclosure requirements and increase regulators’ visibility into the private funds industry....more
On May 1, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an intelligence bulletin warning, reported on in late July by several members of the media, concerning the use by threat actors of the “private placement of funds,...more
On June 23, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert (Risk Alert) describing common deficiencies and compliance issues for...more
Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more
This conference season, private equity (PE) investors and provider compared notes on the current state of the markets, trends, opportunities and challenges...more
In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Kelli Moll and Stephen Vine report on the firm’s recent New York Private Investment Funds Conference, the topics covered from the dais and the hot topics going into...more
At the end of last week, the Fed and the other banking agencies issued an interpretation that applied to investments in certain foreign funds by foreign banking organizations that are subject to the Volcker rule. Such banks...more
On July 24, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board “announced guidelines for banking entities seeking an extension to conform certain ‘seeding’ investments in hedge funds or private equity funds (‘covered funds‘) to the requirements...more
To increase the transparency of fees and expenses paid to alternative funds, every California public pension plan must require each alternative fund in which they invest to make various disclosures, and California public...more
Recent state legislative developments in California will require disclosure of certain information by private investment fund managers, primarily in the area of fees and expenses incurred by state and local pension and...more
1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more