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MFA backs Geithner’s stance on EU draft regulation

The Managed Funds Association, the US lobby group for the hedge funds industry, has thrown its weight behind US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s warning to the EU over protectionist measures and an......

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Mar 2010

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Geithner tells EU to beware of protectionism

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner in a strongly worded letter to Michel Barnier, EU commissioner for the internal market and services, warns the EU not to pass what could be seen as protectionist rul......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2010

EU resists US intervention into AIFM directive

The EU seems set to stick to its guns over the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive despite direct intervention from the US.

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2010

US concerns raise questions on direction of EU direction on hedge funds

Despite concerns voiced by the US, EU member states are edging towards agreement on the form of the alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive to be put before finance ministers (EcoFin) on......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2010

European short selling disclosure rules cause dismay

A pan-European disclosure regime for short selling has been greeted with concern by hedge funds trade bodies.

Hedge Funds Review | 04 Mar 2010

AIFM amendments under scrutiny

Almost 1,700 amendments to the controversial AIFM directive were submitted to the European parliament in February. Hedge Funds Review looks at what MEPs are proposing.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

Hedge funds pose no systemic risk

After much debate over the possible systemic risk hedge funds may pose to financial markets, the UK regulator has conducted two surveys. The results show little cause for concern

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2010 | secure

Paradigm shift

The financial world has undergone a paradigm shift. A bold statement that many would support and probably an equal number would question. Whatever the view, there has been a profound and possibly permanent......

Hedge Funds Review | 26 Feb 2010 | secure

AIFM amendments set for European parliament debate

Nearly 1,700 amendments to the European Union’s alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive have been tabled in the European parliament. The proposed changes are to be discussed by the parliament’s......

Hedge Funds Review | 22 Feb 2010

Lords warn of AIFM dangers

The UK government should not support the Euroepan Union commission’s alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) directive unless it is compatible with equivalent legislation in non-European countries,......

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Feb 2010

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