The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to lift a longstanding ban on hedge fund advertising, reports FINalternatives.
Reuters reports global regulators are planning more stringent capital requirements for banks with exposure to “shadow banks,” including hedge funds.
Pension plans and institutional investors are flocking to private equity.
A rep admitted to failing to use due diligence when recommending a private placement to his clients.
TIGER 21’s Q1 asset allocation report shows a continuing shift to private equity. It increased to 22%, a jump of 3 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2012 and up 13 percentage points from a low of 9% as recently as fourth quarter of 2010.
Private equity may be the answer for investors looking for ways to increase portfolio diversification and hide from market volatility.
The New York Times’ Dealb%k reports on an “obscure” tax strategy some private equity groups are using to pull cash out of companies well after they IPO.
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Three years into a North American economic recovery of slow but steady GDP growth, most investors have not seen improved economic performance translate into portfolio earnings. Yet despite the headwinds facing public markets, private equity continues to represent an alternative investment strategy that is delivering sustained investor returns.
The British Columbia Securities Commission is considering requiring people to register as EMDs, even if they sell only private placement securities. In 2009, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon provided an exemption from the requirement to register as EMDs for persons selling only private placement securities under the capital raising exemptions. […]