Talk:Hedge fund

From Riski

• U.S. Enters Europe's Fund Debate Washington Joins U.K. in Lobbying EU for Less-Stringent Regulations WSJ, July 27, 2009

As its hedge-fund and private-equity industries worry about new rules, the U.S. is quietly lobbying Europe to change the terms of proposed financial regulation that could place strict new rules on any U.S. hedge- or private-equity fund doing business in the region, according to a senior Treasury official.

• CUSIP Global Services (CGS), managed by Standard & Poor’s on behalf of the American Bankers Association, today announced that HedgeFund.net, a leading source for hedge fund and fund of hedge fund information owned by Channel Capital Group Inc, will aid in the development of a CUSIP identification system for hedge funds and funds of hedge funds on a global basis.

Under this collaborative effort, CUSIP Global Services will generate a 9-character CUSIP and 12-character ISIN for unique hedge funds and fund of hedge funds and their underlying classes within its jurisdiction. CGS will leverage HedgeFund.net’s leadership position in capturing core information on such funds and their unique attributes to develop a common language for this asset class.

• Investors to demand more access to hedge fund information Reuters July 2, 2009

• Cap Intro: The new emphasis for prime brokers. But how much do funds care? All About Alpha.com, July 1, 2008