While the final FinReg bill, which passed in July, contained only a watered down version of the so-called Volcker Rule, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the nature of proprietary…
Read MoreHedge funds have increasingly used a mechanism known as a side pocket to store illiquid or hard-to-value assets. Storing these assets in a side pocket has benefits for both investors…
Read MoreOverview In light of the recent economic turmoil, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently proposed to amend its existing regulations and enact one new regulation regarding Commodity Pool Operators…
Read MoreMany retail forex traders have complained that the CFTC’s new regulations on leverage, counterparties, and hedging will constrain their ability to trade forex profitably. However, critics of the new regulations…
Read MoreBuried in the Enforcement provisions of Dodd-Frank is a definitional change that will affect the operation of many commodity pools that trade off-exchange or over-the-counter (OTC) forex. As the CFTCs…
Read More$3 billion in assets left hedge funds over the month of July according to TrimTabs and BarclayHedge, two groups that track asset flows into private funds. These net redemptions came…
Read MoreTuesday, 31 August 2010 06:17 The CFTC has adopted final rules to regulate over-the-counter (OTC) or off-exchange retail forex. The CFTC was forced to move quickly after Congress passed the…
Read MoreJaison Ipe was about two minutes into his introduction of Silk L.L.C., a mock hedge fund, when the questions started flying. Why was the fund focusing only on biotechnology and…
Read MoreYesterday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson outlined a plan that would vest his office with the power to manage hedge funds in the event of a funds collapse. Secretary Paulson said…
Read MoreIn response to a recently filed no-action letter, the SEC has rejected a proposal that would dramatically change Section 3(c)(1) of Investment Company Act. Currently, Section 3(c)(1) excludes from the…
Read MoreOn July 15, the SEC issued emergency and temporary rule prohibiting naked short selling. The rule was designed to protect the welfare of 19 financial stocks particularly at risk from…
Read MoreA majority of the New York City Council is supporting a bill in the State Legislature that would require hedge fund and private equity partners to pay a city tax…
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