Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more
5/24/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Cross-Border ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the non-listed funds sector. We have grouped...more
5/17/2023
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
International Tax Authority ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Tax Authority ,
UK
Amongst the usual round of rate changes and technical measures (including replacement of the capital allowances “super-deduction” regime with full expensing for companies incurring expenditure on plant and machinery over the...more
As more real estate funds look to reorganise UK assets into REIT holding structures, we share our experience on what makes a smooth transition. The UK real estate investment trust (REIT) is experiencing a revival.
Recent...more
Welcome to our January 2023 Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the non-listed funds sector. We have grouped the...more
1/19/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Climate Change ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Divestment ,
ELTIF ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
This edition of Private Equity Comment covers Brexit and the outlook for UK funds; the consultation on the UK as a jurisdiction for intermediate holding companies; the market’s viewpoint on COVID-19; the Chancellor’s cuts to...more
3/25/2020
/ Cayman Islands ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Fund Managers ,
Holding Companies ,
Investors ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The global impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is leading to unprecedented changes in working practices. In particular, travel restrictions and, in many cases, border closures are already causing, and will continue to...more
Following last November’s surprise announcement that it intends to tax non-UK residents on capital gains from UK real estate assets, the UK Government has now published draft legislation to implement this proposal. Last...more
Earlier this year, HM Revenue & Customs published various ideas to ‘clarify’ the tax treatment of partners in partnerships, as part of its response to a consultation on changes to the taxation of UK partnerships. Draft...more
On 10 July 2017 the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), the independent adviser to the government on tax simplification, released its recommendations following its review of stamp duty on paper documents. Whilst the proposals...more
The result of the HM Revenue & Custom's consultation on UK partnership taxation was released on 20 March, this is important for both fund partnerships and fund managers structured as LLPs which file UK tax returns. Although...more