A fresh effort to unblock the logjam over new EU rules to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds and allay US fears of regulatory protectionism is being spearheaded in the European parliament

Hedge funds and private equity could be forced to abide by minimum capital requirement rules in future if a report adopted by an influential European Parliament committee becomes EU legislation.

European laws to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds for the first time should be subject to a full impact assessment, a UK treasury minister says

European lawmakers vote overwhelmingly in favour of new rules to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds on a pan-European basis for the first time

European Commission proposals to regulate alternative investment funds discriminate against private equity and favour direct competitors like sovereign wealth funds or maverick businessmen, Javier Echarri, secretary-general of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), told EurActiv in an interview.

Proposals to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds in Europe could be a "catastrophe" for the venture capital sector, industry figures warn

Hundreds of small companies have warned EU legislators over possible consequences of proposals to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds, saying these could affect capital support

The European Parliament approved today (11 November) new rules to regulate managers of hedge funds and private equity groups from 2013, ending long and bitter negotiations over how tough the new regime should be.

With pressure mounting over a European Commission proposal on hedge funds and private equity, French pro-regulation MEP Jean-Paul Gauzès has been nominated to steer the controversial draft through the European Parliament.

Private equity funds appear to have won a big political battle after EU officials unveiled their final proposals to regulate "alternative investment funds" in Europe for the first time