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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 16, 2007
The House Financial Services Committee passed on August 3 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (H.R. 2761), which will extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) by 15 years and may help spur the further development of a private market for terrorism risk insurance.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
July 11, 2007
To restore the SEC's enforcement power in policing hedge funds post the Goldstein ruling, the SEC on July 11 adopted a new antifraud rule under...
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
December 1, 2006
Now that the Democrats have seized both houses of Congress, some hedge fund officials are anticipating tighter controls on the industry. Granted, Republicans, too, heightened...
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By Staff Writer |
November 14, 2005
CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Refco's problems aside, this has been a pretty good year for the futures industry. Volumes are up, as are profits and bonuses on Wall Street. Yet despite that success, or perhaps in part because of it, one gets the feeling there is a hint of unease in the glances...
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By Staff Writer |
December 13, 2004
WASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Calling the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule to require registration of hedge fund managers as investment advisers "the wrong solution to an undefined problem," Commissioners Cynthia A. Glassman and Paul S. Atkins vented months of frustration with the SEC's rulemaking process and its result in a 30-page dissent...
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By Staff Writer |
September 17, 2004
WASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Despite calls for extension, the Securities and Exchange Commission has let the clock run out on the comment period for its proposed rule requiring most hedge funds to register as investment advisers. A comment from the National Futures Association proposed that any final SEC rule exclude from its coverage...
