SEC enforcement: same old song, or new foreboding tune?
Jan 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Regulation, Today's Post
Time and again the US Securities and Exchange Commission has looked to impose additional oversight on hedge funds, and time again their efforts have either failed, been thwarted or taken a back seat to more pressing issues, such as the potential end of the financial system as we know it.
Assuming the world is indeed back on its financial axis, the SEC in 2010 is going to be getting back to its focus on regulating hedge funds and other private investment vehicles that it believes need to be more transparent and accountable. Indeed, the SEC’s 2009 annual report notes a significant increase in examinations, with more to come this year. More…
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