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June 2009

Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

June 30, 2009

As part of the new Obama financial regulation plan, which includes potentially the registration of hedge fund managers with the SEC, the Whitehouse has sent a draft to congress of the new Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (CFPAA of 2009).  The act would create a new government agency which would have some interaction [...]

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Hedge Fund Records

June 30, 2009

Access to Records under the Delaware Uniform Limited Partnership Act
A vast majority of hedge funds are structured as limited partnerships under the Delaware Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the DULPA).  The code is very flexible and allows the limited partnership agreement (LPA) to be drafted in a very manager-friendly manner. To the extent that a LPA [...]

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Hedge Fund Law Blog Statistics | June 2009

June 29, 2009

Most Read Hedge Fund Law Articles for June
I wanted to take a little time to thank all of the people who read this blog and who take the time to comment on articles or send me questions – your interaction helps make this site more informative and a better resource for everyone.  If you have [...]

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Hedge Fund Domain Names

June 28, 2009

Picking a domain name for your hedge fund website
Start up hedge fund managers always have the difficult task of thinking up a new, good names for their management company and hedge fund (see Naming Your Hedge Fund).  This difficulty is compounded by the fact that the desired name may not be available to use in [...]

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Hedge Fund Regulation Principles

June 27, 2009

IOSCO Pushes Securities Regulators to Adopt Registration Provisions
Over the past few months we have been highlighting the Congressional attempts to regulate and/or register hedge funds and more recently have discussed the Obama hedge fund registration plan.  However, we have not discussed what is happening internationally.  Like the in the US, other major financial centers around [...]

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Forex Trading Software | Meta Trader 4

June 26, 2009

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Meta Trader 4 - Online Forex Trading Platform

Meta Trader 4 is an online trading complex designed to provide broker services to customers at forex, futures and CFD markets.  This is a whole-cycle complex, which means that the trader will not need any other software to organize his/her broker services when using Meta Trader 4. The [...]

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CFTC Chairman Speaks to MFA

June 26, 2009

Chairman Gary Gensler Discusses Over-the-Counter Derivatives Regulation and Hedge Funds
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler has been busy lately testifying before Congress and now speaking to the Managed Futures Association.  His remarks to the MFA, which can be found here and which are reprinted in full below, mirror his earlier statements to the Congress regarding the regulation [...]

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Form U4 and Form U5 | Information About the Uniform Registration Forms for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisors

June 24, 2009

Purpose of the Forms and Discussion of Recently Approved Changes & Requirements
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States, and is the entity designated as the filing depository by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of the Investment Advisers Act of [...]

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Congress and Regulators Discuss OTC Derivatives Regulation

June 23, 2009

Increased regulation looming as SEC and CFTC jockey for position
The  severe financial crisis that has unfolded over the last two years has revealed serious weaknesses in the structure of U.S. financial regulation, as well as the pressing need for a comprehensive regulatory framework.  Part of President Obama’s new financial regulation plan is to regulate the [...]

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