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Hedge Fund and Private Equity Regulation

Appears in: Advanced Economies, Europe, North America, Finance and Banking, United States, Financial Regulation, Nonbank Intermediaries

Background:

“Because they are open only to wealthy people and institutional investors, hedge funds have long been exempt from the kind of close regulation and public disclosure requirement imposed on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, annuities and other investments open to everyone. And hedge funds have wider investment options, using short sales, leverage and bets on commodities and derivatives that many other investment pools are not allowed to use. But the current financial crisis has put a spotlight on systemic risk amplified by leveraged investors although hedge funds were not the primary cause of this current mess."  (Wharton)

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Associated Readings

Analysis House Committee on Financial Services Richard H. Baker, Douglas Lowenstein, James S. Chanos and Terry McGuire Oct 08, 2009 Capital Markets Regulatory Reform: Strengthening Investor Protection, Enhancing Oversight of Private Pools of Capital, and Creating a National Insurance Office News Wall Street Journal Oct 05, 2009 Fincl Industry Groups Push Back At US Regulatory Proposals Blogs Research Recap Jul 24, 2009 New Rules May Trigger Migration of Hedge Funds, PE Analysis U.S. Treasury Jul 21, 2009 Fact Sheet: Administration's Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward: Legislation for the Registration of Hedge Funds Delivered to Capitol Hill Analysis Securities, Insurance, and Investment Subcommittee Richard Bookstaber, James Chanos, Andrew J. Donohue, Dinakar Singh, Trevor R. Loy, Mark B. Tresnowski and Joseph Dear Jul 17, 2009 Regulating Hedge Funds and Other Private Investment Pools - Hearings News EU Observer Andrew Willis Jul 02, 2009 Sweden warns against 'overzealous' hedge fund regulation Analysis IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions Jun 22, 2009 IOSCO Publishes Principles for Hedge Funds Regulation Analysis Committee On Oversight and Government Reform George Soros, Andrew Lo, Henry Waxman, John Paulson, James Simons, Philip A. Falcone and Kenneth C. Griffin et al Nov 13, 2008 Hedge Funds and the Financial Market Hearing

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