US and UK financial regulators today (11 June) launched an attack against pending EU rules on hedge funds, which they say go beyond international standards and make it difficult for US investment funds to access the 27-member bloc's market.
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EurActiv on 11th Jun 2010 (via euractiv.com)
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
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FT on 14th Jul 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
The EU internal market commissioner tells Tim Geithner that new rules for hedge funds and private equity will not shut foreign funds out of EU financial markets
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FT on 8th Apr 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
France pressed its European Union partners to impose strict rules on hedge funds, inspite of Swedish warnings that even the tightest regulation would be no guarantee against financial turmoil akin to that of the past two years
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FT on 5th May 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
A stand-off between France and the UK has dashed hopes that an agreement on European rules for hedge funds and private equity funds could be reached this week, forcing diplomats to suspend a final negotiating session
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FT on 14th Oct 2010 (via ft.com)
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
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FT on 7th Sep 2009 (via traxfer.ft.com)
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
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FT on 11th Nov 2010 (via ft.com)
I don't think anyone should lose any sleep at the news that a few hedge fund managers are threatening to leave the UK because of the new 50% top rate tax. What are we actually going to lose if a few of them leave? The most positive thing you can about the social benefits of hedge funds is that they ought to contribute to financial market efficiency. On the assumption that this is the case, is...
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LabourAndCapital on 10th May 2009 (via labourandcapital.blogspot.com)
The new coalition Government is on course for its first clash with the European Union (EU), which is pushing ahead with tough new rules for hedge funds against UK wishes.
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Telegraph on 14th May 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
September will be a hot month in Brussels for the financial services sector, as the EU prepares to nominate its new internal market commissioner and examine new proposed rules on hedge funds amid rivalries between the UK, France and Germany over financial regulation. EurActiv's network in France and Germany contributed to this report.
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EurActiv on 31st Jul 2009 (via euractiv.com)
Anxiety is mounting among hedge funds as European Union finance ministers prepare to debate new rules for the sector in Luxembourg
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FT on 18th Oct 2010 (via ft.com)
