Family offices and HNWIs are increasingly investing in private equity, according to Preqin.
Author Archives: Kirsten Hastings
Kirsten is international editor of Expert Investor and International Adviser.
She joined Last Word Media in October 2015.
Kirsten has a Masters in Financial Journalism from the University of Stirling.
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Email: kirsten.hastings@lastwordmedia.com
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Panama looks to draw a line under Mossack Fonseca data leak
Panama is planning to take action against those accusing it of being a tax haven, as the country continues its efforts to draw a line under the Panama Papers data leak that saw millions of documents stolen from law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Post-Brexit Luxembourg expansion for Columbia Threadneedle
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is looking to beef up its presence in Luxembourg prior to the UK leaving the European Union.
‘ESMA underestimates closet tracker problem’
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (Esma) investigation into funds marketing themselves as active but in reality are passive, or ‘closet trackers’, underestimates the extent of the problem, according to UK investment boutique SCM Direct.
Document leak ‘biggest ever blow to the offshore world’
Around 11.5 million leaked documents from a Panama-based law firm have exposed the offshore holdings of politicians, sports stars and public officials around the world.
China has a credit problem and it knows it
Anybody who says that China doesn’t have a credit problem is lying because when that much credit is pumped into the system there is no way that every single loan is a sound investment, according to Schroders’ head of Asian equities Singapore, Lee King Fuei.
Griffon Capital launches Iran flagship fund
Iran-focused asset management and private equity group Griffon Capital is quick to take advantage of the lifting of sanctions on Iran. It has launched the Cayman Island-domiciled Griffon Iran Flagship Fund to tap into Iran’s public equity market.
One year Mifid II delay might not be enough, says Esma chief
Delaying the implementation of Mifid II until January 2018 still might not give enough time for the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), national regulators, and market participants to make the necessary IT changes, says Esma chair Steven Maijoor.
Inequality to stay until tax havens go, says Oxfam
There will be no end to the inequality crisis until world leaders end the era of tax havens, once and for all, according to a report from charity Oxfam.
SEC to accuse Credit Suisse of inflating private bank assets
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly set to accuse Credit Suisse of misleading investors by improperly inflating reports of the assets under management in its private bank.
