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Vista founder calls for investment in Asia tech infrastructure

Vista Equity Partners is keen to invest in Asia’s financial technology space, but founder Robert F. Smith stressed that governments must put in place the appropriate regulatory infrastructure.

  • Greater China
  • 25 January 2021
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Investors question eligibility for HK carried interest tax concession

Fund-of-funds and family offices could be excluded from Hong Kong’s proposed carried interest tax concession, industry participants have warned.

  • Greater China
  • 22 January 2021
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Asia fund administration: Odd jobs

COVID-19 is the latest in a growing list of drivers causing private equity firms to outsource various operations. The trend is implacable but inherently flexible

  • GPs
  • 20 January 2021
Hong Kong regulation: Carry on

The proposal to place a 0% tax on carried interest has been welcomed in Hong Kong, but PE industry participants are quietly looking to Hong Kong Monetary Authority to ensure balanced execution of the policy

  • Greater China
  • 15 January 2021
Singapore bourse to consider SPAC listings

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will consider allowing listings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) on the back of a spike in fundraising activity for these structures in the US.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 January 2021
Hong Kong proposes 0% carried interest tax rate

The Hong Kong government has moved to placate private equity industry fears regarding the tax treatment of carried interest by proposing a 0% levy.

  • Greater China
  • 07 January 2021
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India antitrust regulator to probe private equity

India’s competition regulator will conduct a study on the role of private equity in India – identifying any potential antitrust issues – in response to the asset class’ rising prominence.

  • South Asia
  • 07 December 2020
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Hong Kong reaffirms carried interest pledge

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has reaffirmed the territory’s commitment to providing certainty on the tax treatment of carried interest as part of efforts to consolidate its position as a private equity hub.

  • Greater China
  • 26 November 2020
Taiwan & tech tensions: Silicon island

Taiwan’s technology sector must play an awkward balancing game amid US-China tensions. This could be a surprisingly favorable position for opportunistic investment and global diversifications

  • Greater China
  • 25 November 2020
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ESG reporting pressures pile on GPs, LPs – AVCJ Forum

Rising compliance standards and COVID-19 have heightened the need for detailed reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, LPs told the AVCJ ESG Forum.

  • LPs
  • 17 November 2020
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China guidance funds: Money monsters

Government guidance funds are the policy-driven big beasts in China’s renminbi-fundraising landscape. While GPs may have little choice but to engage, they can do so judiciously

  • Greater China
  • 21 October 2020
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LPs see decoupling as bigger issue than delisting - AVCJ Forum

The long-term implications of US-China decoupling are of greater concern than the prospect of Chinese companies being forced to delist from US stock exchanges, LPs told the AVCJ China Forum.

  • Greater China
  • 21 September 2020
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China apps going global: Empires on hold

China’s data-driven consumer apps are having a harder time keeping politics out of business as they become increasingly competitive in global markets. Lessons are plentiful; solutions are not

  • Greater China
  • 10 September 2020
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China due diligence: Nightmare scenarios

Luckin Coffee’s precipitous rise and fall is a reminder of longstanding issues around corporate fraud in China. Failing to spot problems before they emerge remains a key concern for PE investors

  • Greater China
  • 09 September 2020
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Q&A: Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Anson Law

Hong Kong’s updated limited partnership ordinance came into force this week. Anson Law, a senior manager for market development at Hong Kong Monetary Authority, explains why it’s important for the territory

  • Greater China
  • 02 September 2020
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China expands registration-based IPO system to ChiNext

Registration-based IPOs - which rely on information disclosures rather than regulatory approvals - have arrived on Shenzhen's ChiNext board following a successful trial on the Shanghai Star Market.

  • Greater China
  • 25 August 2020
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US-China tensions worry tech investors - M&A Forum

Asia technology investors warned that an escalation in US-China tensions that impedes the development of start-ups will ultimately cost end-consumers as well as public market investors.

  • Greater China
  • 21 August 2020
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India-China-US: Byte back

Historically a neutral power, India appears to be siding with the US in a multi-faceted war with China. This could have far-reaching consequences for VC investors and the technology ecosystem

  • South Asia
  • 19 August 2020
LPs & climate change risk: Numbers game

With more information at their fingertips, institutional investors are better positioned to understand and act on climate risks and opportunities in their portfolios. But private markets are still playing catchup

  • LPs
  • 07 August 2020
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Q&A: PAI Partners' Cornelia Gomez

Cornelia Gomez, head of ESG and sustainability at PAI Partners and global coordinator for the International Climate Initiative, discusses carbon footprinting, scenario analysis, and regulation

  • Europe
  • 05 August 2020
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GPs & climate change risk: Material matters

Climate change risk is becoming a broader debate within private equity, taking in the long-term impact of floods, droughts, and fires on portfolios. Most GPs have yet to turn thought into action

  • Greater China
  • 05 August 2020
Microsoft seeks to acquire TikTok assets from China's ByteDance

Microsoft Corporation wants to continue discussions over the purchase of the US operation of TikTok from PE-backed Chinese technology giant ByteDance amid threats from US President Donald Trump to ban the short video platform.

  • Greater China
  • 03 August 2020
India looks to expand scope of Chinese app ban

India has banned 47 more Chinese apps - saying they are clones of earlier outlawed products - and there are expectations that the crackdown could extend even further.

  • South Asia
  • 28 July 2020
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Chinese insurers to invest more in equities

Chinese insurance companies will be allowed to increase their equities exposure to up to 45% of total assets - a move that is expected to benefit private equity.

  • Greater China
  • 22 July 2020
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