Financial Regulatory Forum

Singapore prepares to tighten rules for hedge funds – source

Office buildings of housing banks and wealth management funds are pictured in Singapore's financial district March 17, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash  (SINGAPORE BUSINESS CITYSCAPE) By Kevin Lim
SINGAPORE, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Singapore is preparing to tighten regulations for hedge funds and other alternative fund managers, potentially making it more difficult and expensive for smaller newcomers to set up operations, sources said.

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UK’s FSA steps into EU hedge fund spat with study

UK’s FSA steps into EU hedge fund spat with study
LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Services Authority has commissioned a cost study of a draft European Union law on the regulation of alternative investment managers, a step hedge funds hope will provide more ammunition to dilute the measure. (more…)

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