Tag Archives: oversight


Europe’s leaders for checks on hedge funds, tax havens

February 23, 2009 : Permalink

Economic Times – European leaders meeting in Berlin on Sunday backed oversight of the world?s financial markets and products, including hedge funds, and urged that sanctions be drawn up to punish tax havens. A copy of the “chair’s summary” from […]

ECB’s Trichet urges global hedge fund regulation

February 23, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Hedge funds, credit rating agencies and all other important market players should be subject to regulation based on a global approach, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Monday. The worst financial crisis in over 80 years […]

Brown wants more scrutiny of hedge funds

February 20, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters UK – Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Thursday for greater regulation of hedge funds. Speaking in Rome after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ahead of April’s G20 summit, Brown also said leaders would focus their […]

Hedge Fund Haven to Tighten Rules

February 11, 2009 : Permalink

Street.Com – Financial authorities on the Cayman Islands are promising a legislative crackdown to bolster investor confidence in the post-Madoff era. But while the Caymans — long a hedge fund haven due to tax advantages and light regulation — may […]

Top SEC Regulator Backs Hedge Fund Oversight

February 4, 2009 : Permalink

CNBC – Top U.S. securities regulator said Tuesday she generally supported requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter is the latest in a growing number of policymakers to express support for more […]

States urge Congress to regulate hedge funds

January 30, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – State regulators urged Congress on Thursday to restore their authority to protect investors from fraud in the banking sector and to beef up oversight of hedge funds. Hedge fund advisers should be subject to the same kind of […]

SEC Commissioner Urges Greater Regulation of Hedge Funds

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said his agency should be given the authority to regulate hedge funds after urging Congress “to close the glaring loopholes in securities regulation.” Aguilar, one of the agency’s five commissioners, is among […]

Obama plans fast action on financial regulation

January 26, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The Obama administration plans to tighten the nation’s financial regulatory system, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers, the New York Times reported in Sunday editions. The broad changes include increased oversight […]

Grace period for Himes doesn’t last long

January 15, 2009 : Permalink

Connecticut Post – It was with amusement that I read that freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, will now be a member of the House Financial Services Committee. Why? Because of his expertise? Does anyone realize that he was trained […]

Northern Arizona Land Eyed by Hedge Funds

January 12, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Rolling Hills Ranches, LLC has has been in talks with a number of investors and hedge funds in recent weeks, engaging experts from the Master Planned Communities group of Kitchell Construction to provide planning oversight […]

Bond Dealers, Hedge Funds Will Face Penalty for Failed Trades

January 2, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Bond dealers and hedge funds that fail to complete trades in Treasury securities face a penalty of as much as 3 percent on the proceeds of transactions, according to a Federal Reserve-backed industry code to be implemented in […]

Fortis sells hedge fund International Asset Management

July 11, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – Belgian-Dutch financial services group Fortis said on Wednesday it had sold former ABN AMRO unit International Asset Management IAM.L as part of a strategy to bolster its balance sheet. Fortis said in a statement it had sold London-based […]