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H.R. 3818 | Hedge Fund Registration

October 27, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq. (http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com)
Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 (text of act)
Below is the final text of the hedge fund registration bill as passed by the House Financial Services Commission.
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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3818
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require advisers of certain unregistered investment companies to register with and [...]

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Proposed Hedge Fund Registration Bill Now Excludes VC Funds

October 5, 2009

Venture Capital Funds May Not Have to Register with Hedge Funds
While hedge funds have reluctantly resigned to the likely fate of SEC registration (see MFA Supports Registration), the venture capital community has been fighting hard to remain unregistered.  On this front, the VC community enjoyed a victory last week as Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA) [...]

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Obama Moves Forward with Hedge Fund Registration Legislation

July 15, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq.
http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com
Treasury Announces New “Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009”
After much discussion in the press over the last 8 to 10 months abut the possibility for hedge fund registration, the Treasury today announced the Obama Administration’s bill which requires managers to “private funds” to register with the SEC.  This registration requirement would [...]

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Tech Royalty Starts New Venture Capital Fund

July 14, 2009

New Investment Fund Focuses on Tech Start Ups
New Trend Emerges in Silicon Valley
The first quarter of 2009 marked the lowest level of investment since 1997, according to the National Venture Capital Associates.  The Venture industry in particular has suffered as the number of IPOs and acquisitions has plummeted.   In the Silicon Valley, where some of [...]

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Obama’s New Hedge Fund Regulation Plan

June 17, 2009

Draft Speaks of IA Registration for Hedge Fund Managers
As you have probably heard by now, Obama will be presenting his plan for an overhaul of the financial system later today.  I have reviewed a copy of Obama’s Financial Regulation Proposal Draft and have reprinted some of the important aspects of the proposal below.  In general [...]

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Hedge Fund and Pension Report Issued by GAO

September 12, 2008

On Wednesday the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report examining investments by defined benefit pension plans into hedge funds. The report is titled: Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity. To produce the report, the GAO [...]

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India Embraces Private Equity Funds

August 22, 2008

The following is a press release from the international law firm Walkers discussing private equity funds in India.  The release can be found here.
India Embraces Private Equity
21-Aug-2008
Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for companies, financial organizations, and international law firms reports that private equity has emerged as a popular financing option in India [...]

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