Profile: Jon Fredrik Vassengen, Argentum
The manager and compliance officer discusses how the fund-of-fund determines ESG criteria and the challenges of collecting quantitative ESG data
28 October 2021
InCloudCounsel secures $200m Series B
The contract automation company has also rebranded to Ontra
27 October 2021
Blockchain and big data most important future tech tools
Intertrust Group’s latest report found 46% of respondents cited blockchain/DLT as the most important tech tool for private capital funds over the next five years
27 October 2021
MJ Hudson releases ESG Advantage
ESG Advantage guides users on a step-by-step basis through the assessment process by tracking important data and automating analysis and reporting
25 October 2021
Domicile watch: October 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's position on LTAF, Jersey's amended law which makes risk-based supervision a legal requirement and Guernsey's revised regulatory laws
25 October 2021
FCA moves ahead with LTAF
The rules aim to provide sufficient investor protection and enable DC pension schemes to invest in the LTAF
25 October 2021
The rise of the cross-border transaction
Reed Smith partners Stephen Mooney and Sam Webster detail the latest evolution in the way funds operate and structure deals
21 October 2021
Jersey private funds: a new era
Jersey is a longstanding financial jurisdiction with an agile and responsive nature uniquely designed to meet market and client demand. It is no wonder it is an attractive destination to hold private funds, writes Simon Page, global head of fund services, Hawksford
20 October 2021
JTC buys perfORM
perfORM was set up as an ODD business for LPs to use across PE, private credit, RE, infras, hedge, crypto and digital assets
19 October 2021
MSCI and Burgiss launch Carbon Footprinting tool
Tool combines private company data from Burgiss with modelling developed by MSCI ESG Research for estimating corporate carbon emissions
19 October 2021
CAIS partners with Digital Asset
Partnership will explore use of blockchain, distributed ledgers and smart contracts between wealth management and alternative investments
19 October 2021
LPs increasingly aware of data gaps in ESG reporting
The quality of ESG reporting is improving in private equity, but not enough areas are being covered
