ESMA’s concerns on liquidity in UCITS funds are applicable to all alternative investment funds and highlight the importance of the SBAI Standards on Disclosure and Liquidity Risk Management.
Mario Therrien, the former Chair of the SBAI and Head of Investment Funds at CDPQ, reflects on his tenure, while Jane Buchan, CEO of Martlet Asset Management and the new SBAI Chair, shares her vision for the future.
Our initial assessment of the SEC's Private Fund Adviser Rule[1] is that while there is less prohibition and more disclosure, it remains overly prescriptive. While some controversial aspects in the original proposal have been modified, the rules will bring significant changes to the regulation of Private Fund Advisers that may still fail to address the root of governance failures.
Thomas Deinet, SBAI Executive Director, joins William Kelly, CEO of CAIA, to discuss the fascinating journey of the SBAI and its mission to establish industry-wide standards. He also explores the pressure faced by the hedge fund industry during the financial crisis and the importance of transparency and collaboration in improving industry practices.
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a stark reminder that banks are vulnerable and such events can easily spread and affect other banks. This article reminds institutional investors and investment managers how the risk practices set out in the Alternative Investment Standards can help address deposit/counterparty risk.
In August 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its Dear CEO letter setting out its Alternatives Supervisory Strategy. This letter touched on several issues that are at the core of our mission here at the SBAI, including risk management, culture and responsible investment.
In this article, we discuss some of the points raised by the FCA and where we can be helpful to firms reviewing their processes and controls following on from this letter.
