UK AIFM proposals: Industry calls for a more proportionate approach
24.06.2025 – Articles
Responses to HMT’s Consultation and Call for Input on the future regulation of AIFMs in the UK paint a varied picture.
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48 results for "Regulation & Compliance"
Raising the bar on valuation governance
10.06.2025 – Articles
The FCA’s recent review into private market valuations has certainly brought renewed focus to the topic of governance in private fund structures, writes Kroll’s Ryan McNelley, who asserts that regardless of scheduled or ad hoc, valuation governance must be tightened.
How the UK’s AIFMR proposals misdiagnose private capital markets
27.05.2025 – Articles
The UK risks becoming a regulatory museum; preserving an obsolete EU framework while global capital flies ever more rapidly to the EU and jurisdictions embracing commercial pragmatism.
Upgrading the investor experience with Stephanie Flooks
20.05.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
Will there ever be a time when cat memes are an acceptable form of investor communications?
George Ralph on AI’s double edged sword in cybersecurity
24.04.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
“The risk is now very real.”
How to become a compliance influencer
14.04.2025 – Articles
Nine practical steps chief compliance officers can take to move away from the department of no and instead lead people towards good behaviours.
A guide of guides
08.04.2025 – Guides
From best practice to ESG reporting and valuation guidelines – all the key resources you need in one place.
Bone of contention
07.04.2025 – Articles
Private market valuations have been under attack, and the industry is – perhaps unsurprisingly – defending its practices. Whichever way you look at it, the highly contentious topic will continue to steal focus as the public/private convergence continues.
AML rules go west: Expect some pain
17.03.2025 – Articles
While fund managers operating in the UK and Europe are well-versed in cumbersome AML and KYC requirements, as the US regulator plays catch-up, stateside adoption is expected to be painful.
The price is right-ish
10.03.2025 – Articles
The FCA’s review of valuations in private markets found good practice, however, it found the industry lacking when it comes to independence and expertise. Here we unpick the constructive criticism.
Fund expenses: An awkward dance
05.03.2025 – Articles
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are sharpening their focus on fund expenses; they will find a series of tense manoeuvres between GPs and LPs.
The QAHC pack
25.02.2025 – Articles
Designed to be simple and flexible, as well as a competitor to vehicles in rival European fund centres, is the UK’s Qualifying Asset Holding Company (QAHC), delivering on what it set out to achieve?
Accounting tech stack: inefficient, disconnected and risky
24.02.2025 – Articles
Survey finds inefficient and disconnected systems are bottlenecking productivity and potentially increasing compliance risks.
Swimming in new pools
12.02.2025 – Articles
What does the UK’s new private share exchange PISCES mean for private markets?
Subscription lines: Why are ratings needed?
11.02.2025 – Contributors
KBRA’s Mauricio Noé details the drivers behind sub-line ratings, as well as the benefits and obstacles.
GRESB most useful for valuations
10.02.2025 – Articles
New stats show GRESB’s popularity for portfolio valuation work when it comes to ESG and sustainability considerations.
Evergreen funds in bloom
17.01.2025 – Articles
The relatively nascent yet fast growing market is well on its way to bridging the gap between public and private investment spheres.
From articles to sustainability strategies
19.12.2024 – Articles
The Platform on Sustainable Finance has proposed a new categorisation system that would replace the current SFDR article classifications.
A working guide to fund finance: interview with the authors
03.12.2024 – Podcasts & Videos
Say the authors: A working guide to fund finance caters to the whole ecosystem of the fund finance market. It is designed to be a working guide that people can easily understand and read whoever they are and wherever they’re from.
Book launch: A working guide to fund finance
03.12.2024 – Articles
The Line sat down with Rory Smith and Jeremy Cross to find out all about their new book, A working guide to fund finance.