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

The European Commission's plans to regulate hedge funds and private equity for the first time threaten to become a central issue in the European parliamentary election campaign

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 Commission's draft directive on hedge funds and private equity funds can and will be improved, according to the UK's financial services minister

Europe's controversial plans to regulate hedge and private equity funds are dealt a fresh blow as the European Central Bank warned they would put the industry at a significant competitive disadvantage

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.

Luke Johnson, the pizza entrepreneur turned media executive, has launched a stinging attack on the European Commission's plan to regulate hedge funds and private equity

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

The alternative funds industry has reacted with anger at the Commission’s proposal for stricter regulations of hedge funds and private equity groups. The Commission’s proposal, tabled yesterday, would require alternative fund managers, rather than funds themselves, to register and seek government authorisation for the first time.

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