Publications
& Policy

Response to the ESMA consultation paper: Draft regulatory technical standards on types of AIFMs.

A briefing on the route to sustainable growth in Europe.

Guidance based on best practice among investors in the field of private equity risk measurement.

Response to the Consultation on the recommendations of the High-level Expert Group on Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector.

Response to the European Commission consultation paper: 'Problems that arise in the direct tax field when venture capital is invested across borders'.

Response to the European Commission Consultation paper: State aid to support SME access to risk capital.

A briefing paper on how to nurture Europe’s spirit of innovation.

Response to the ESMA Consultation paper: Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ESMA/2012/406.

"Based on a European panel of VC investments, we test the direction of causality between VC and innovation (proxied by annual patent applications at the European Patents Office)."

A report presenting aggregate investment performance data for various types of European private equity funds, based on a survey of private equity fund managers across Europe.

Response to the Commission's Call for evidence for fundamental review - Directive on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate.

A briefing on how private equity helps pension funds and other investors to meet their long-term investment needs.

Response to the US Volcker Rule: Public Comments to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding prohibitions and restrictions on proprietary trading and certain interests in, and relationships with, hedge funds and private equity funds.

Response to the European Parliament Review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, Questionnaire on MiFID/MiFIR 2 by Markus Ferber MEP.

Response to Notices 2010-60, 2011-34, 2011-53 and 2011-55 in respect of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Provisions incorporated in Chapter 4 of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.