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European Commission Proposes New Regulations for Hedge Funds and Private Equity

May 1, 2009

Analysis of:Industry attacks draft EU hedge-fund bill | www.euractiv.com

Responding to the financial crisis, the European Commission has proposed a regulatory framework that would regulate 'alternative investment funds', such as hedge funds and private equity firms. The proposal would require these investment funds to register and disclose their activities to regulators. Though the proposal takes a milder approach to regulation than some had expected, the introduction of such a system would nevertheless make the EU the first jurisdiction in the world to establish a systematic framework for regulating such alternative funds.

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