Fed Frets About Shadow Banks and Eyes Treasury Liquidity in New Report

The Federal Reserve is watching the government bond market and investment funds as rate increases ricochet through finance.

Proposed Additional Amendments to Form PF

Posted by Jessica Forbes, Philip Heimowitz, and Mark Highman, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, September 10, 2022 Editor's Note: Jessica Forbes and Philip Heimowitz are partners and Mark Highman is special

Statement by Chair Gensler on Proposed Joint Amendments to Form PF

Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, August 11, 2022 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent public statement.

Statement by Commissioner Uyeda on Proposed Joint Amendments to Form PF

Posted by Mark T. Uyeda, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, August 11, 2022 Editor's Note: Mark T. Uyeda is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on

Federal Authorities Investigate Firm Linked to Roman Abramovich

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the F.B.I. have been investigating Concord Management, people close to the firm said.

The Carried Interest Loophole Survives Another Political Battle

The latest effort to narrow the preferential tax treatment used by private equity executives failed after Senator Kyrsten Sinema objected.

Carried Interest Is Back in the Headlines. Why It’s Not Going Away.

Changes demanded by Senator Kyrsten Sinema will preserve a tax loophole that Democrats have complained about for years.

Private Equity Doesn’t Want You to Read This

Government must do more to clip its wings.

What Would the New Carried Interest Loophole Proposal Do?

Legislation agreed to by top Democrats falls far short of closing a tax loophole that party leaders have complained about for years but would narrow its preferential treatment.

Senators Ask Treasury and S.E.C. to Close Oligarch Investment Loophole

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse called on regulators to interpret oversight powers more broadly to cover hedge funds, private equity firms and more.

How Roman Abramovich Used Shell Companies and Wall Street Ties to Invest in the U.S.

Using a network of banks, law firms and advisers in multiple countries, Roman Abramovich invested billions in American hedge funds.

SEC Proposes Additional Private Fund Disclosures

Posted by Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker, Robert Holton, and Patrick Derocher, Arnold & Porter LLP, on Friday, March 4, 2022 Editor's Note: Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker and Robert Holton are partners and Patrick Derocher is an associate

SEC Proposes Substantial Increases to Form PF Reporting

Posted by Marc E. Elovitz, Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP, on Friday, February 25, 2022 Editor's Note: Marc E. Elovitz is partner at Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP. This post is based on his SRZ

Statement by Chair Gensler on Private Fund Advisers Proposal

Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, February 10, 2022 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent public

Statement by Commissioner Peirce on Private Fund Advisers Proposal

Posted by Hester M. Peirce, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, February 10, 2022 Editor's Note: Hester M. Peirce is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on

Remarks by Chair Gensler At the Institutional Limited Partners Association Summit

Posted by Gary Gensler, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Thursday, November 11, 2021 Editor's Note: Gary Gensler is Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This post is based on his recent remarks

Mnuchin’s Private Equity Fund Raises $2.5 Billion

The former Treasury secretary has attracted investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

The Resurgence of SPACs: Observations and Considerations

Posted by Andrew R. Brownstein, Andrew J. Nussbaum, and Igor Kirman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, August 22, 2020 Editor's Note: Andrew R. Brownstein, Andrew J. Nussbaum, and Igor Kirman are partners at

SEC Identifies Private Fund Deficiencies

Posted by Brian T. Daly and Marc E. Elovitz, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Monday, July 27, 2020 Editor's Note: Brian T. Daly and Marc E. Elovitz are partners at Schulte Roth & Zabel

Private equity funds being used for mass-scale money laundering: FBI

Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.

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