Andy Thomson
Responses from trade associations suggest alternative investment fund managers in the UK may have mixed feelings as capital gains tax is increased in today’s emergency budget from 18% to 28%.
It’s ultimately in the best of interests of fund managers to accept tax increases, such as the UK's new 28% capital gains rate, and move on.
Headed by Novera Energy founder David Scaysbrook, the team will make direct investments in areas including wind farms and solar projects.
The London-based environment-focused fund manager and adviser has established a new European renewable energy infrastructure asset management team headed by former Infracapital Partners principal Stephen Lilley.
Why limited partner capital could be finding its way into the wrong funds.
Richard Wilson has a lot on his plate as he prepares to negotiate for regulation the European private equity industry can live with.
The ability of China’s largest city to become a major global fund formation centre hinges on the unpredictable attitude of central government, writes Andy Thomson.
Industry groups and experts continue to speak out against the European Commission's proposed alternative investment directive, arguing it would place an unfair burden on Europe’s private equity industry.
Regulators' recent remarks have heightened confusion about how to value portfolios in today’s volatile economic climate, writes Andy Thomson.
The intense rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge universities has spilled over into the alternative investment field. Andy Thomson reports.