Doug Cornelius on compliance for private equity real estate
IA Watch presented a webinar: Red Hot SEC Exams Topics in 2017, Plus Exam-Prep Steps from Peers Who’ve Survived Recent Exams. The presenters were Fred Shaw, Principal/Director of Compliance, Hamilton Lane Adam Reback, CCO, J. Goldman & Co Chuck Daly, Principal, Constellation Advisers Michelle Martin, CCO, Longfellow Investment Management These are my notes: Even though there … Read more »
What better way to spend November 2 than in Chicago with the enthusiasm of the Cubs winning game 6 the night before the conference and the historic World Series win that night. I was in the windy city for Privcap Game Change conference for real estate in 2016. The conference was largely focused on real … Read more »
I’m attending the PERE CFOs & CCOs Forum. These are my notes from the session. Bruce Karpati interviewed Igor Rozenblit, Co-head of the Private Fund Unit at OCIE, Securities and Exchange Commission. Of course, Igor’s views are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SEC or the Commissioners. Prior, when Bruce … Read more »
I’m attending the PERE CFOs & CCOs Forum. These are my notes from the session. Most of the attendees are using private placement to get into Europe, with the rest split between a parallel Europe fund and reverse solicitation. AIFMD arrangements are possible with a third-party who has the AIFMD passport. The non-EU firm acts … Read more »
I’m attending the PERE CFOs & CCOs Forum. These are my notes from the session. Operations are increasingly the difference maker in an environment of declining revenue per AUM. If we are going to be a cost center, we should be the best. International operations takes up a disproportionate amount of time. Investing overseas has … Read more »
I’m attending a conference sponsored by IA Watch: Coping with Regulatory Change. These are my brief notes. Luis Mejia, Partner, Perkins Coie, Washington, D.C.; Walter Ricciardi, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York; and Bruce Karpati, Global CCO/Director, KKR, New York provided their view, now that they are on the other side. You … Read more »
I’m attending a conference sponsored by IA Watch: Coping with Regulatory Change. These are my brief notes. Anthony Kelly, Assistant Director, SEC’s Asset Management Unit, shared some of the activities of this part of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For fees, the Unit is looking mis-allocation of private equity fees and expenses and whether the … Read more »
I’m attending a conference sponsored by IA Watch: Coping with Regulatory Change. These are my brief notes. Marc Wyatt, Director, SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, gave his perspective on the priorities that lie ahead for OCIE. Marc Wyatt Named Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations last week. He emphasized that … Read more »
I’m attending a conference sponsored by IA Watch: Coping with Regulatory Change. These are my brief notes. Norm Champ, Investment Management Law Lecturer at Harvard Law School and former SEC IM Division Director, New York; and Robert Plaze, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Washington, D.C. came ready to talk about a broad range of … Read more »
I’m attending a conference sponsored by IA Watch: Coping with Regulatory Change. These are my brief notes. William McLucas, Mark Schonfeld and Frank ______ spoke on what is happening on the enforcement side of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Madoff fraud and the 2008 financial crisis are still driving forces for SEC enforcement. The … Read more »