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 first 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
2/1/2024
/ Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Corporate Governance ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Germany ,
Green Finance ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment Funds ,
IOSCO ,
Long-Term Investment Funds ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) became law on 26 October 2023, having completed the legislative process and received Royal Assent. Part 2 of ECCTA introduces significant reforms to UK limited...more
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
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
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill) includes a package of proposed legislative amendments to U.K. limited partnership (UKLP) law, substantially to tighten registration requirements and improve...more
10/12/2022
/ BEIS ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Proceeds ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Money Laundering ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Scotland ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
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
This alert is part of a new series of quarterly updates from the Goodwin Private Equity team on important issues for European private equity. As 2019 comes to a close, here are three issues for fund managers to consider....more
The long awaited changes to the 1907 Limited Partnerships Act (the Act) will finally arrive on 6 April, despite the UK government initially opting to delay implementation until the results of the consultation into Scottish...more