ArticleHedge Fund Liquidity Since The Global Financial CrisisThe global financial crisis became a crisis of liquidity for hedge funds.United KingdomFinance and BankingMJ Hudson
ArticleBrexit Looms For AIFMs 11 Months Is A Long Time In Politics – February 2020On 31 January 2020, the UK left the EU with the withdrawal agreement and no very noticeable changes. United KingdomFinance and BankingMJ Hudson
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ArticleGovernance Rules For Irish Management Companies‘CP86' as the Fund Management Company Guidance has continued to be referred to as, is now back at the forefront of Irish Fund industry. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawMJ Hudson
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ArticleCurrent Opportunities And Trends In Real Estate Investing – January 2020Investor appetite for alternatives remains strong as the sustained low interest rate environment since the financial crisis, coupled with global growth concerns, trade war tensions, dovish central bank polices, and ...United KingdomFinance and BankingMJ Hudson
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ArticleReal Assets In A COVID-19 World – November 2020In this paper, we discuss some of the real asset, namely infrastructure and real estate, investment trends that have been brought to the fore during the COVID-19 crisis...United KingdomWealth ManagementMJ Hudson
ArticleDAC Beachcroft's Corporate Finance Team Advises On Nearly 20% Of AIM Ipos In 2019In 2019, DAC Beachcroft's Corporate Finance team advised on two of London's AIM Market's eleven Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) – amounting to almost 20% of those which took place in the year.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawDAC Beachcroft LLP
ArticleImportant New FCA Rules On Marketing InvestmentsThis article contains important information on proposed new rules and guidelines that are proposed to be made by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and HM Treasury ("HMT").United KingdomFinance and BankingMJ Hudson
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