Conference programme

This panel will explore how the evolving global political landscape, including the new U.S. administration, and potential regulatory changes are, expected to affect the funds industry in the coming years. The panel will cover the expected new regulatory and enforcement landscape at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the rise of crypto currencies, the impact of expected interest rate fluctuations, the expected impact of global tariffs and potential increased mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and real estate investment activity.

The panellists will discuss the growing number of retail related products being offered by alternative asset managers and related trends. The discussion will address product designs and regulatory developments related to the development of alternative investment products for retail investors, both in the US and globally.

This workshop will address the likely changes in regulation and regulatory priorities resulting from the U.S. election, and as well as regulatory developments in other jurisdictions.

The growth in credit funds has continued to accelerate, with record amounts being raised by managers. This workshop will consider trends in fundraising and some of the unique issues affecting credit fund managers, including raising capital from insurance companies.

This workshop will focus on how sponsors manage conflicts of interest, including allocations among multiple products, affiliate transactions, and secondaries, while also taking into account the applicable regulatory regimes in which the funds operate.

This workshop will focus on key trends in open-ended private funds, including hedge and hybrid structures. Participants will examine key terms and evolving strategies.

This workshop will look at how technology continues to transform private funds as well as legal services generally. Participants will discuss how General Partners (GPs), Limited Partners (LPs) and law firms are currently leveraging technology; plans and predictions regarding the future use of newer technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI); as well as current thoughts on, and potential approaches to addressing, the security, ethical and regulatory concerns raised by GenAI.

This workshop will focus on insurance companies as investors in private equity funds and the structures that General Partners (GPs) have been establishing to attract this capital in light of applicable insurance regulatory considerations. Panellists will also discuss increased acquisition of insurance companies by private equity managers and their involvement in sidecar structures.

This workshop will highlight key fundraising trends around the globe, including Asia and the Middle East. In particular, this panel will focus on regional developments in funds, fundraising and investments, as well as investment considerations related to the geopolitical environment.

This workshop will focus on the flavours of platform arrangements that sponsors are using to attract capital in a challenged environment.

In this workshop, we will discuss trends and highlight practical issues and considerations in the area of fund finance, including subscription based, net asset value (NAV) facilities and other forms of leverage.