The law will be effective as from the date of withdrawal from the European Union if no deal is agreed.

The now-infamous referendum, the negotiations and Theresa May surviving a critical vote have firmly secured Brexit headlines at least until 29 March – the day the UK is due to leave the EU.

We're pleased to publish our latest regulatory spotlight, highlighting and dissecting recent regulatory updates and developments affecting the financial services industry globally.

Intertrust Group's chief commercial officer, Ian Lynch, talks us through the firm's global survey of private equity managers, which signposts what a post-Covid industry might look like.

Alternative assets are set to rise but fragmentation is still a problem for AIFMD, which is soon due for its second iteration.

The importance of good corporate governance has taken on a new dimension in recent years, with the UK and many other European countries battling to restore trust

Last week, we were in Berlin to attend the world's largest private equity and venture capital conference, SuperReturn International.

It's a turbulent time for airlines as the industry grapples to adapt to the future post COVID-19, however, there are developments in the industry which may help it get back on its feet.

The Swiss trust law has been a long time in the making. Since the ratification of the Hague Trust Convention in 2007 several attempts were made by interested parties

The private equity (PE) landscape is likely to change in the post-Covid world, with distressed strategies expected to see the greatest rise in transactions, according to a new report from Intertrust.

The Luxembourg relationship with the BRIC countries has become increasingly important over the years, with trade consistently increasing and business relations becoming ever more favourable.

ITP was created in Delaware on March 25, 2025 but converted to a Texas entity after receiving the above assets, on April 24, 2025

One of the main objectives of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, was investor protection.

At the end of 2017 changes to the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime, established on 1 July 2017 were passed making substantive revisions to previous exemptions where certain categories of companies or...

A new tax law came into effect on 1 January 2018 affecting German domestic and foreign funds holding German investments or being promoted by German asset managers.

But the impact of moving people to work in a different country should not be overlooked.

High net worth individuals (HNWIs) and their assets enjoy a global lifestyle; property, companies and wealth are spread across multiple jurisdictions and travel between them is easy. Or at least it was.

This week was the International Financial Week in Hong Kong, and the annual Asia Private Equity Forum organised by the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HKVCA) was one of the hallmark events.

Anyone who's ever been involved in a major transaction understands the importance of an escrow. Holding assets on behalf of the parties involved in the transaction ...

Equity carve-outs have tended to be popular strategies employed by CEOs as they look to sharpen their corporate focus by divesting non-core operations. While they can of course take many forms, ...