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Rules of the road: Ucits and mutual funds reveal shift to regulated products

The quest for new sources of investment coupled with investor demands for liquidity and transparency have combined to push more hedge funds and funds of hedge funds into Ucits III products. In the US there......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Jan 2010 | secure

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Regulators need more information to be effective

Risk managers should have a direct reporting line to regulators, says Harvey Toor, chief risk officer at sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council. "Regulators need to be able to ask dynamic questions......

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Dec 2009 | secure

Regulators need more information to be effective

Risk managers should have a direct reporting line to regulators, says Harvey Toor, chief risk officer at sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council. “Regulators need to be able to ask dynamic......

Hedge Funds Review | 21 Dec 2009 | secure

Desert sands yield opportunity: special report on the Middle East

The Middle East has weathered the financial crisis well. Hedge Funds Review finds out why it is time for hedge funds to start setting up shop in the region.

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Nov 2009 | secure

Unintended consequences of regulation

What politicians set out to do when drafting and implementing regulations often turns out quite differently than intended. The current rush to legislation bears all the hallmarks of over-hasty and ill-conceived......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jul 2009 | secure

Regulation is a waste of resources says economist

"There is a naive belief among legislators that laws inhibit criminality. It's not true," says Roger Nightingale, a global economist and strategist.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jul 2009 | secure

British politicians need to make some hard decisions

The extraordinary measures being taken to counteract the financial crisis are storing up problems for the future. How governments, and the UK in particular, react to these future problems could determine......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jul 2009 | secure

Mounting concern over regulation burden

Hedge fund managers are emphasising their commitment to compliance and operational best practices as regulators and investors step up their scrutiny of the industry.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jun 2009 | secure

Regulation inevitable but needs to avoid political pitfalls

Will increased regulation benefit or hinder the hedge fund industry?

Hedge Funds Review | 01 May 2009 | secure

Brussels bother: alternative investment fund managers directive

Never underestimate the ability of the EU to throw a major spanner in the works.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 May 2009 | secure

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