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Debevoise & Plimpton special counsel Simon Witney weighs in on what Boris Johnson's government and a now all-but-certain Brexit will mean for portfolio companies.

Update on the CFOs & COOs Forum; veteran recruiter’s key observations on how firms allocate carry to employees; SEC upholds sanction on CCO of a small firm; a quick call from Laurence Allen; the strategic CFO.

Update on NY attorney general’s case against NYPPEX chief; PFCFO Insights survey results; and a sponsored guest article on the complexities for private funds in the TCJA

Update on the case against NYPPEX chief Laurence Allen; the SEC doesn’t require encryption of central documents, but some advice if you do; investment advisor gets registration revoked; tech opportunities for CFOs

The lawyer hired to defend NYPPEX CEO Laurence Allen plans to try to get the New York attorney-general's plea for an injunction and a receiver for relevant assets thrown out.

The New York attorney-general has filed a lawsuit against Allen, who runs a secondaries fund and a secondaries intermediary business, for allegedly misappropriating more than $13m.

The agency levied $4.3bn in penalties in fiscal year 2019 and brought 191 cases against investment advisors and investment companies, a nearly 77% increase on the previous fiscal year.

Industry representatives largely dodged a feared thrashing in Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on private equity. But PE is shaping up to be a major battlefield in the presidential race.

One reading of the GDPR argues firms cannot share information with the US regulator.

The M&A boom in the fund administration industry is gathering pace, but can these new larger players maintain the same level of service?