Category Archives: Hedge Fund Regulation
Pillsbury Law: SEC Adopts New Measures to Curtail Pay to Play Practices by Hedge Fund Advisers
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) today voted unanimously to approve new rules to significantly curtail the influence of “pay to play” practices by investment advisers. Pay to play is the practice of making campaign […]
Study: Lending and Leverage – The New Securities Finance Model for Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new independent study by Pershing LLC, “Lending and Leverage: The New Securities Finance Model for Hedge Funds,” examines the changing business model of securities financing for hedge funds in 2010. “The major challenge for hedge […]
Hedge Fund Valuation Tool Launched
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A pioneering tool for accurately valuing over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded derivatives was launched today to hundreds of fund managers at the industry’s key annual conference in Monaco. SuperDerivatives (SD), the derivatives benchmark, announced the launch of […]
SEC’s Review of Use of Derivatives In Hedge Funds To Be Discussed At NY Forum
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Golden Networking’s Derivatives Leaders Forum 2010, “Strategies for Increasing Profits under an Evolving Regulatory Framework” is being held, July 22nd in New York. The forum will feature a discussion on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation […]
Changes to the Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Lawmakers are finalizing an extensive overhaul of financial mandates that are sure to alter the regulatory landscape for hedge funds. One likely change will be registration with the SEC, which brings a variety of new rules […]
House Bill On Carried Interests May Affect Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The House of Representatives recently passed legislation pushing back the effective date of a proposed tax increase on hedge fund managers which would prevent a portion of their income realized from carried interests in investment partnerships […]
Opalesque: Hedge Funds Engage in “Armageddon Strategies”
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Opalesque has released the 32nd issue in a series of regional roundtable forums – the 2010 Opalesque West Coast Roundtable. The 25 page Roundtable publication covers “Armageddon” strategies and how plan sponsors have changed their game […]
How will hedge fund regulation affect the global marketplace
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Total hedge fund assets under management on a global basis are estimated at $2,700 billion according to a survey of custodians and administrators. Renowned hedge fund lawyer, Michael Tannenbaum, believes that hedge fund regulation needs some […]
David Roskoph: An American Renaissance Intensifies
New York (David Roskoph) – One year ago I wrote “An American Renaissance: Capitalism Is Alive and Well” which highlighted the positive structural changes occurring as a result of the Modern Depression: a dose of reality for the (formerly) tragedy-of-the-commons […]
Hedge Fund Lawyers: SEC Proposes Stock-by-Stock Circuit Breaker Rule
New York (Hedgeco.net) – The SEC is filing proposed rules under which they would pause trading in certain individual stocks if the price moves 10% or more in a five-minute period, according to hedge fund law firm Pillsbury Investment Funds. […]
