NEW YORK, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether the growth of high-frequency trading has made markets more or less efficient for long-term investors, including those trading small- and mid-cap stocks, an SEC official said on Wednesday.
Obama systemic risk plan blasted in Congress
By Kevin Drawbaugh
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s new proposal for tackling financial risk in the U.S. economy, unveiled just two days ago, came under attack on Thursday from all sides, with critics targeting its funding and scope.
US congressional panel backs new rules for hedge funds, short of White House aims
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – U.S. regulators would be able to peer into the secretive world of hedge funds and private equity funds under a bill passed by a key congressional committee on Tuesday.
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Offshore investment funds included in U.S. Congress registration bill
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Rachelle Younglai
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Offshore funds would have to register with U.S. regulators under an amendment added to a bill mandating more oversight of private capital pools under debate on Tuesday in a U.S. congressional committee.
CFTC’s Gensler wants U.S. swaps bills to have more clearing, exchange requirements
By Jonathan Spicer
CHICAGO, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. commodities regulator’s chief said he would work with lawmakers to toughen new derivatives rules recently approved by two congressional groups, signaling he wants more products run through exchanges and clearinghouses, and few companies exempted from clearing.
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Singapore prepares to tighten rules for hedge funds – source
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.
INTERVIEW – Britain’s FSA seeks to shape regulatory debate
By Huw Jones
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The UK’s Financial Services Authority hopes its rapid introduction of tougher liquidity rules for banks will help speed up and shape global rulemaking, its new international director said.
Some hedge funds eager for Irish “No” on EU treaty – Finance Minister Lenihan
DUBLIN, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Hedge funds which bet unsuccessfully that Ireland would default on its sovereign debt want the country to reject the EU’s reform treaty this week to recoup some of their losses, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said on Monday.
City of London, U.S. lobbies are fighting market regulation – Germany
BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The City of London is doing its best to block the introduction of stricter financial market regulations, but tougher rules will come, German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said a day before a Group of 20 summit.
EU hedge fund law to raise compliance costs-survey
LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – A controversial EU draft law on hedge funds and private equity could initially cost the two sectors between 1.3 billion euros ($1.9 billion) and 1.9 billion euros, while investor returns could also suffer, a survey says.
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