By Julia D. Corelli | Partner | Pepper Hamilton  Expense provisions in fund documents are getting longer and longer, amid pressure on GPs to be more transparent. From fund design, through regulatory review and enforcement, the fees and expenses borne by an investment fund are a point of intense focus. The 2018 pfm Fees and Expenses Benchmarking Survey covered some of the same territory as the 2016 survey, but added a new level of granularity. And that’s exactly how funds have had to deal with fees...

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. Every year, it allows doctoral students enrolled in American universities to conduct research in France for 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows receive a stipend, round-trip ticket to France and health insurance. Two options below based on academic focus: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health Aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams Offered by the...

Jodi Pulice, Founder & CEO of JRT Realty Group, has been officially elected to REBNY’s Commercial Board of Directors. Elected members of REBNY’S Commercial Board of Directors review the official acts and decisions of all other committees of the Commercial Brokerage Division and take whatever steps necessary to ensure the Division runs effectively. The committee members meets monthly during program year. The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) represents influential real estate professionals as it works to protect, improve, and...

Operating in CEE? Here’s a summary of the key tax changes coming into effect in Poland, Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine in the new year. Now is the time for your accounting, tax and payroll departments to prepare for these 2019 changes to operating in CEE. If you need more detailed information, or help implementing any of the following developments in your business, don’t hesitate to get in touch with our local experts. Poland Submission of financial statements 1 October 2018 saw changes to government regulations...

By Kristan Gross | Global Executive Director | Vision Impact Institute   From the Director's Desk   Earlier this year in a guest blog, Professor Kovin Naidoo said, “It is very rare for a major public health issue to affect half of the world’s population. In order to reverse this trend we need to mobilize all players and consolidate efforts to achieve our goals.” Professor Naidoo was referring to the myopia epidemic that will impact so many of us in the future. Whether it’s myopia...