In the conversations the hedge fund community will be having with Congress and the regulators in the coming months regarding increased regulation, we should look to shared answers to the issues which need to be addressed.  In this vein, I have been researching the speeches of prominent SEC personel.  I [...]

The reference below comes directly from the SEC website and provides the reader with a good overview of the different laws and rules which govern the hedge fund industry, and the order in which those rules are applied (that is, the securities statutes trump SEC interpretive releases).  This reference is [...]

Treasury Secretary Paulson spoke today about new financial market regulations.  In his remarks he mentioned that there should be some new hedge fund regulations which allow oversight by a market regulator. I have posted an excerpt containing the comment as well as the whole speech.

he following is a summary of the major laws which affect the hedge fund industry.  If you have any questions on how these laws impact hedge funds in general or your specific situation, please contact us. **** Securities Act of 1933 – the 1933 Act was enacted on May 27, [...]