All posts tagged "Private Funds"
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137Securities & TradingUS SEC Warns of Misleading Statement Regarding ESG Investing
Many financial firms may be offering ESG products only because it is lucrative to do so, says SEC commissioner Hester Peirce.
April 15, 2021 -
145ChinaBlackRock Paves Way for Mutual Fund Business in China
BlackRock has withdrawn its private fund manager registration to pave the way for the launch of its new wholly-owned mutual fund unit in China.
April 7, 2021 -
720KoreaKorea to Amend Law to Protect Private Equity Fund Investors
The revisions will enhance oversight and risk assessment of private equity funds, and prevent illiquid funds from being marketed to retail investors.
October 2, 2020 -
835ChinaSingapore’s iFAST to Launch China Private Fund Manager Business
iFAST Corporation expects to start selling private funds to qualified onshore individual and institutional investors in China in early 2021.
September 29, 2020 -
507FeatureSFC to Enhance OFC Regime to Level Playing Field
The SFC will remove investment restrictions, expand custodian eligibility requirements, and introduce a statutory re-domiciliation mechanism.
September 3, 2020 -
991ChinaCSRC Grants BlackRock Approval For Fully-owned Mutual Fund Unit
The approval makes the BlackRock the first foreign financial institution to receive approval to set up a wholly-owned mutual fund unit in China.
August 31, 2020 -
1.5KKoreaKorea: FSS to Probe Frozen Notes Linked to Singapore, Hong Kong
The FSS reportedly wants to determine why redemptions in some structured notes linked to Singapore trading firms have been frozen.
August 10, 2020 -
1.5KEnforcementS. Korean Regulators Apologise for Private Fund Losses
The FSC has meanwhile released new administrative guidance on private funds, aimed at strengthening supervision of the sector.
July 31, 2020 -
764EnforcementKorea FSS Formally Launches Probe Into Private Funds Industry
Any misconduct detected during the probe will be referred to prosecutors and follow-up efforts will be made to protect investors. The probe is expected to continue until 2023.
July 21, 2020 -
1.5KEnforcement
FSS Korea Considers Legal Action Against HK Hedge Fund
Large losses on leveraged positions at Hong Kong-based Gen2 Partners earlier this year prompted a liquidity squeeze and a freeze on early redemptions.
July 7, 2020
