finalternatives.com - 1/26/2009
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Less than a week into his administration, the outlines of President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul America’s financial regulatory systems are coming into focus. And it is becoming increasingly clear that the plan will involve some sort of mandatory hedge fund registration and surveillance. ...
bloomberg.com - 1/29/2009
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bloomberg.com —
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds would be
forced to register with federal securities regulators under a...
measure introduced today by two U.S. senators who said the requirement is necessary to protect investors and the financial system. The Hedge ...
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Hedge-Fund Registration Bill Introduced in Senate (Update3)
news.yahoo.com - 1/21/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama 's first public act
in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on...
lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil. Announcing the moves ...
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Obama freezes salaries of some White House aides - ...
bloomberg.com - 1/24/2009
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bloomberg.com —
Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama signaled
that he would toughen restrictions on and oversight of...
banks as part of a fresh plan to aid the battered industry. Obama blasted the banks yesterday over reports that they’ve spent money ...
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Obama Signals Tough Restrictions on Banks in Rescue Package
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Hedge Fund Regulation Imminent
Trader Daily Combined Feed —
... it. Former Treasury Secretary John Snow, for one, criticized then-SEC Chairman William Donaldson for siding with Democrats to push through a hedge fund registration rule—later invalidated by the courts—against the pleas of his fellow Republicans.
“I support the goal of having a registration regime for hedge funds because we need greater information and better disclosure in the marketplace,” Geithner wrote Friday in response to questions for Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.).
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Abnormal Returns —
... are going to be tricky to trade, even for professionals. (Daily Options Report, Condor Options)
Bucking every trend, timber investments had positive returns last year. (WSJ.com)
Why don’t hedge fund investors place a greater emphasis on operational risk? (All About Alpha)
Hedge fund registration is coming. (FINalternatives)
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‘Your hedge fund’s name here’
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No, not an FT Alphaville advertising ploy (though you should contact us if you’re interested) but the advent of hedge fund registration in the US. Finalternatives reports: Less than a week into his administration, the outlines of President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul America’s financial regulatory systems are coming into focus. And it is becoming increasingly clear that the plan will involve some sort of mandatory hedge fund registration and surveillance. Although most of his top economic advisers are still awaiting confirmation by the Senate-including Treasury ...
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