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UK Mansion House 2025 and Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy: summary of key initiatives

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered her second Mansion House speech and announced the “Leeds Reforms” in conjunction with publication of the awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy and related...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The AI in Wealthtech Field Guide

The wealthtech industry is deploying AI to create more efficient, bespoke, user-driven, and data-intensive portfolio management strategies, and to streamline analytics and administration. AI can be used in a vast number of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Association of Insurance Supervisors Consults on Structural Shifts in the Life Insurance Sector

Key Points - - The IAIS has issued a detailed analysis of the structural shifts in the life insurance sector related to the increasing allocation to alternative assets and prevalence of asset-intensive reinsurance...more

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange launches new segment on Euro MTF market EM3S

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has announced the launch of a new segment on its Euro MTF market, called EM3S, which stands for Euro MTF Specialist Securities Segment. This new segment may be an interesting option for issuers...more

Conyers

Why Set Up a Tokenised Investment Fund with an Approved Manager in the BVI?

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Setting up a tokenized investment fund with an approved manager in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offers many strategic advantages by combining the innovative benefits of blockchain technology with cost-effectiveness and...more

Morgan Lewis

Private Credit Markets Continue to Expand in Asia

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Private credit, or funding provided by non-bank lenders, has expanded significantly, becoming a $1.7 trillion global industry. Many market participants anticipate continued growth, with conservative estimates projecting an...more

Walkers

Moving to the Channel Islands: A guide for asset managers

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Jersey and Guernsey have long been recognised as leading international investment hubs, offering asset managers a compelling mix of professional and lifestyle advantages....more

DLA Piper

2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium: Key Trends in the Fund Finance Market

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Our Global Fund Finance practice recently sponsored and attended the 2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium. Hosted annually by the Fund Finance Association, these conferences bring together key players in the fund finance...more

Alston & Bird

Structured Finance Spectrum – Winter 2025

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features a close look at business development companies, an introduction to project...more

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UK Dormant Assets Parliamentary Review 2025 published

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The UK government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published the Dormant Assets Parliamentary Review for the period from February 2022 to February 2025 in accordance with the Dormant Assets Act 2022. The review...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

Hogan Lovells

Proposed changes to preferential tax regimes enhance Hong Kong’s appeal to fund managers

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To foster a more competitive and favourable investment environment for funds and family offices, the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau issued a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”) in November 2024 outlining the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

2025 Private Credit Survey Shows Enthusiasm for Dealmaking and Lending in Year Ahead - Insights

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NEW YORK and LONDON, February 3, 2025 – Leading international law firm Proskauer today shared its 2025 Trends in Private Credit report, highlighting market participants’ strong belief that 2025 is expected to be an exciting...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Back-Leverage to the Future January 2025 - Single-Asset Back-Leverage Facilities for Private Credit Loans

As regular Fund Finance Friday readers know, articles in this newsletter often explore emerging trends in fund finance and fund finance-adjacent areas, and in this article, we will look at single-asset back-leverage (“SABL”)...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

January 2025 Asset Management ESG Review

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Ropes & Gray closely monitors the rapidly evolving ESG landscape, helping asset managers and institutional investors navigate the dynamic ESG regulatory environment and keep on top of emerging ESG trends and industry best...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Striking a Balance January 2025 - Getting the Balance Right – Lender Controls Over Eligible Investments in NAV Facilities

Introduction - NAV facilities operate by taking a portfolio of assets owned by a borrower and selecting which assets within that portfolio a lender is willing to lend against. This pool of approved assets becomes the...more

Hogan Lovells

Carried interest taxation in the UK: reform but not abolition

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In the Autumn 2024 Budget, the UK Government announced fundamental changes to the way that carried interest will be taxed in the UK. Major change in this area was expected and there will be a number of qualifying conditions,...more

Proskauer - Private Market Talks Podcast

[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Bringing Private Credit to the Wealth Channel with Nomura Capital Management’s Robert Stark

In our first episode of 2025, we’re excited to speak with Robert Stark, CEO of Nomura Capital Management. During our discussion, we discuss the competitive DCA ranges and challenges of building a private credit platform...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Liberalized Rules Are Driving the Growth of Middle Eastern Business Hubs

Key Points - Sovereign-related investors, more commonly referred to as sovereign wealth funds, have increasingly made the Middle East a global center of wealth and investment....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Aviation Finance: The Outlook for Business in 2025

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Entering 2025, the outlook for aviation is as bright as it has been since before 2020. Global passenger demand has returned to pre-Covid highs. Interest rates are falling in the United States and Europe. And aircraft trading...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

FRC Launches Consultation on UK Stewardship Code

On 11 November 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) launched a consultation with significant updates proposed to the UK Stewardship Code (the “Code”). The aims of the consultation are to streamline reporting...more

Proskauer - Private Market Talks Podcast

[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Pacing Growth and Maintaining Discipline with Wellington Management’s Shanna O’Reilly

Welcome to Season 4 of Private Market Talks! In our newest episode, we are joined by Shanna O’Reilly, co-head of Private Investments at Wellington Management, one of the world’s largest investment managers. Shanna helped...more

Mayer Brown

The Intersection of NAV and Margin Loans: Single Asset and Concentrated Asset Pools

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Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK Relaxes Its Requirements Around Payment for Investment Research

In Policy Statement PS24/9 on Payment Optionality for Investment Research, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has set out its final rules on allowing payments for research to once again be ‘bundled’ (i.e. made...more

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Investment Research

During his remarks at a meeting of the International Bar Association’s Asset Management Industry Conference on Global Challenges and Opportunities in Boston, Commissioner Uyeda commented on investment research and the...more

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