Regulation

The US vice-president says the act's role in maintaining financial stability is underappreciated and a rollback could trigger a recession.

Legislation redefining ‘systemically important financial institutions’ gets the approval of the House of Representatives.

A shake-up at the top of the Securities and Exchange Commission and anti-red tape sentiment in the Republican-led Congress, increase the odds of a US financial regulation climbdown.

Fund managers and auditors expect EU regulators to follow US lead and begin overseeing fund valuation processes.

European financial rules are unlikely to change in the immediate future, as the regulator waits for the dust to settle on measures introduced over the past five years.

SEC chairwoman Mary Jo White’s legacy, built over almost four years as head of the commission, includes a catalog of far-reaching regulations that impact private fund managers.

A global set of financial standards and a transitional system to facilitate adaptation to post-Brexit rules were among the suggestions put forward by Financial Conduct Authority heavyweights.

Doubts over whether plans to tax carry as income will be actionable have been raised, along with suggestions a renewed legislative proposal to do so may fail.

Gabriel Boghossian, who leads secondaries at King and Wood Mallesons, discusses what full disclosure in GP-led deals means and what to watch out for when testing the market.

The former Park Hill fund restructurings specialist was handed a lenient sentence on account of his gambling addiction.