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	<title>AllAboutAlpha.com &#187; Hedge Fund Regulation</title>
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		<title>A new round of short-sale bans sure to ire the hedge fund industry, but do they work?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-new-round-of-short-sale-bans-sure-to-ire-the-hedge-fund-industry-but-do-they-work/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/07/a-new-round-of-short-sale-bans-sure-to-ire-the-hedge-fund-industry-but-do-they-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Debate still rages over whether efforts to curb short-selling in the dark days of 2008 were fair and effective. With the SEC and others now putting into effect new, more permanent rules governing short sales, the question has re-surfaced.]]></description>
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		<title>Concept Release on Equity Market Structure</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/01/concept-release-on-equity-market-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/03/01/concept-release-on-equity-market-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: SEC
Published: March, 2010
Introduction: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) is conducting a broad review of the current equity market structure. The review includes an evaluation of equity market structure performance in recent years and an assessment of whether market structure rules have kept pace with, among other things, changes in trading technology and practices. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listed Private Equity and the Case of Exits</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/25/listed-private-equity-and-the-case-of-exits/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/25/listed-private-equity-and-the-case-of-exits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Equity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: Götz Müller, University of Witten
Published:February 25, 2010
Abstract: The public listing of shares from private equity houses and funds has dramatically changed the corporate governance structure of these entities. These changes aggravate the information asymmetry between investors and general partners, and as a result most of these companies trade at high discounts to their net [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>International regulators publish systemic risk data requirements for hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/25/international-regulators-publish-systemic-risk-data-requirements-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/25/international-regulators-publish-systemic-risk-data-requirements-for-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: IOSCO
Published: February 25, 2010
Introduction: The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee has published details of an agreed template for the global collection of hedge fund information which it believes will assist in assessing possible systemic risks arising from the sector. The template was developed by the Task Force on Unregulated Entities (Task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed regulation means shorts going to the dogs?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/10/proposed-regulation-means-shorts-going-to-the-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/10/proposed-regulation-means-shorts-going-to-the-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short selling disclosure rules]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=9519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study addresses the impact of potential disclosure requirements on managers engaged in short-selling. The conclusion: It won't be pretty for anyone.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire, ice but not everything nice for hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/03/fire-ice-but-not-everything-nice-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/02/03/fire-ice-but-not-everything-nice-for-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the backburner for the past two years, talk of regulation and policy change to reshape the investment management industry is aplenty.]]></description>
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		<title>SEC enforcement: same old song, or new foreboding tune?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/26/sec-enforcement-same-old-song-or-new-foreboding-tune/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/26/sec-enforcement-same-old-song-or-new-foreboding-tune/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Post Madoff, Galleon and financial crisis, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to beef up its enforcement management and oversight significantly. So why should alternative investment managers take it seriously this time?]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Register: Concept Release on Equity Market Structure</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/21/federal-register-concept-release-on-equity-market-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/21/federal-register-concept-release-on-equity-market-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=9657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By:  SEC
Published: January 21, 2010
Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is conducting a broad review of the current equity market structure. The review includes an evaluation of equity market structure performance in recent years and an assessment of whether market structure rules have kept pace with, among other things, changes in trading technology and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCITS and NEWCITS and Hedge Funds, oh my&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/19/ucits-and-newcits-and-hedge-funds-oh-my/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/19/ucits-and-newcits-and-hedge-funds-oh-my/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AAA Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The expected EU Directive in addition to generally more heightened demand for regulatory compliant alternative investments has already set in motion a wave of so-called UCITS- and NEWCITS-based funds. The question is whether they can truly live up to expectations, particularly with higher costs and lower returns?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2010/01/19/ucits-and-newcits-and-hedge-funds-oh-my/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does the prime brokerage sec lending model need resuscitation?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/07/the-death-of-sec-lending-in-prime-brokerages/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/07/the-death-of-sec-lending-in-prime-brokerages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8023</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Securities lending in it's old-school, pass-around-the-securities-and-collect-the-fees form is seemingly gone for good. But what form it will take now?  ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/07/the-death-of-sec-lending-in-prime-brokerages/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>UCITS FoHF Survey</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/01/ucits-fohf-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/12/01/ucits-fohf-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Investing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=8918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: KDK Asset Management 
Published: December 2009
Abstract: This paper summarizes the results of a survey conducted among 30 of the largest Fund of Hedge Fund managers. Among its conclusions, it shows that most of them intend to enter the UCITS space over the next year. Despite the fact that the survey participants generally expect UCITS [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>When skittish hedge fund investors and lenders become a problem for everyone</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/19/when-skittish-hedge-fund-investors-and-lenders-become-a-problem-for-everyone/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/19/when-skittish-hedge-fund-investors-and-lenders-become-a-problem-for-everyone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A study by the European Central Bank explores what happens when hedge fund investors and prime brokers want their money back in a hurry.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can of worms?  Supreme Court discusses &#8220;fair&#8221; compensation for fund advisory services</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/05/can-of-worms-supreme-court-discusses-fair-compensation-for-fund-advisory-services/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/05/can-of-worms-supreme-court-discusses-fair-compensation-for-fund-advisory-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Management Fees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to experts, a case currently before the US Supreme Court will "define the contours of a mutual fund adviser’s fiduciary duty with regard to compensation."  Will it impact hedge funds too?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>What lurks for hedge funds beneath the deep, dark waters of dark pools?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/05/what-lurks-for-hedge-funds-beneath-the-deep-dark-waters-of-dark-pools/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/05/what-lurks-for-hedge-funds-beneath-the-deep-dark-waters-of-dark-pools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Liquidity is sacred, so long as you can see it, says the SEC, as it puts dark pools on its next-to-hit list.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gone in 45 days: Who said hedge funds were illiquid?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/01/gone-in-45-days-who-said-hedge-funds-were-illiquid/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/11/01/gone-in-45-days-who-said-hedge-funds-were-illiquid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Operations and Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For most businesses, completely taking down the sails and ceasing operations involves a lot more than a letter to investors and six-week's notice. Not for Galleon, apparently.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Testimony Concerning Dark Pools, Flash Orders, High Frequency Trading, and Other Market Structure Issues</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/28/testimony-concerning-dark-pools-flash-orders-high-frequency-trading-and-other-market-structure-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/28/testimony-concerning-dark-pools-flash-orders-high-frequency-trading-and-other-market-structure-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timely Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: James A. Brigagliano, Co-Acting Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published: October 28, 2009
Introduction: The U.S. equity markets have undergone a transformation in recent years due in large part to technological innovations that have changed the way that markets operate. As markets evolve, the Commission must continually seek to preserve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Regulators: Not rich? Hands off the display case.</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/27/regulators-not-rich-hands-off-the-display-case/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/27/regulators-not-rich-hands-off-the-display-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6892</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The name Goldstein is well known in the hedge fund world. The question, though, is whether the champion of marketing and solicitation rights has finally met his match.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>2009: The year hedge funds finally stirred the regulatory hornets&#8217; nest</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/21/2009-the-year-hedge-funds-finally-stirred-the-regulatory-hornets-nest/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/21/2009-the-year-hedge-funds-finally-stirred-the-regulatory-hornets-nest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After decades of relative calm, hedge funds have managed to stir up a hornets' nest of regulatory activity in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Speech by SEC Chairman: Statement on Dark Pool Regulation Before the Commission Open Meeting</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/21/speech-by-sec-chairman-statement-on-dark-pool-regulation-before-the-commission-open-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/21/speech-by-sec-chairman-statement-on-dark-pool-regulation-before-the-commission-open-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timely Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Chairman Mary L. Schapiro, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Published: October 21, 2009
Introduction: Today we are tackling another item on our agenda to protect investors and bring greater transparency to our markets. Dark pools are essentially private trading systems in which participants can transact their trades outside of the public markets. The largest dark pools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds as Shareholder Activists</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/12/hedge-funds-as-shareholder-activists/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/10/12/hedge-funds-as-shareholder-activists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=7807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Nicole M. Boyson &#38; Robert M. Mooradian
Published: July 31, 2007
Abstract: We examine the impact that hedge fund activism has on target firm and hedge fund performance. To investigate several aspects of activism not studied in prior literature, we create an index of activism intensity incorporating the stated motive of the hedge fund, the method [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A bold new theory on why attempts to regulate hedge funds tend to fail</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/24/a-bold-new-theory-on-why-attempts-to-regulate-hedge-funds-tend-to-fail/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/24/a-bold-new-theory-on-why-attempts-to-regulate-hedge-funds-tend-to-fail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why so many hedge fund regulatory initiatives seem to end up in the trash?  Here's one theory you probably haven't considered.]]></description>
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		<title>Another guide to (obvious) hedge fund best practices</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/17/another-guide-to-obvious-hedg-fund-best-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/17/another-guide-to-obvious-hedg-fund-best-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are seemingly as many guides and standards on due diligence as there are hedge funds, but are they really worth following?]]></description>
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		<title>CME Group Overview</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/16/cme-group-overview/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/16/cme-group-overview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=9236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Rick Redding, CME Group
Published: September 16, 2009
Summary: A prop-trading market segment presentation.
Related Post: Fire, ice but not everything nice for hedge funds (Feb 3, 2010)
]]></description>
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		<title>Evidence on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/08/evidence-on-the-alternative-investment-fund-managers-directive-aifmd/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/08/evidence-on-the-alternative-investment-fund-managers-directive-aifmd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Timely Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Dr Syed Kamall, MEP for London
Published: September 8, 2009
Summary: The principal point made in this submission is that this is an unnecessary Directive which will only serve to limit the growth of the financial services industry in London and across Europe. Furthermore, the draft directive was drafted in a hurry and there has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Funds of Hedge Funds Related Issues Based on Best Market Practices</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/01/elements-of-international-regulatory-standards-on-funds-of-hedge-funds-related-issues-based-on-best-market-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/09/01/elements-of-international-regulatory-standards-on-funds-of-hedge-funds-related-issues-based-on-best-market-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee Standing Committee on Investment Management (TCSC5)
Published: September 2009
Introduction: Following the conclusions of its report on Funds of Hedge Funds dated June 20089, the Technical Committee of the IOSCO developed guidelines in the particular areas where it had identified additional investor protection regulatory issues in the fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Standards Board issues rules on how to exit crowded theatres when someone yells &#8220;Fire!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/03/hedge-fund-standards-board-issues-rules-on-how-to-exit-crowded-theatres-when-someone-yells-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/03/hedge-fund-standards-board-issues-rules-on-how-to-exit-crowded-theatres-when-someone-yells-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=5322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a set of safety instructions every movie usher needs to have.]]></description>
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		<title>Private Governance of Financial Markets: the US Regulatory Regime on Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/01/private-governance-of-financial-markets-the-us-regulatory-regime-on-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/01/private-governance-of-financial-markets-the-us-regulatory-regime-on-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Paola Robotti
Published: August 2009
Abstract: The article investigates the private governance of financial markets by looking at the evolution of the regulatory debate on hedge funds in the US market. It starts from the premise that the privatization of regulation is always the result of a political decision and analyzes how this decision came about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Libertarian Paternalism&#8221;: A happy medium on HF regulation?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/07/22/libertarian-paternalism-a-happy-medium-on-hf-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/07/22/libertarian-paternalism-a-happy-medium-on-hf-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=5236</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regulation may not be all that bad for the hedge fund industry if the proposals of this author are adopted by the SEC.]]></description>
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		<title>HF trade groups, regulators call truce: peace breaking out on several fronts</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/23/hf-trade-groups-regulators-call-truce-peace-breaking-out-on-several-fronts/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/23/hf-trade-groups-regulators-call-truce-peace-breaking-out-on-several-fronts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Today's Post]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first week of summer has apparently brought a serious thaw in relations between the hedge fund industry and international regulators.]]></description>
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		<title>S. 1276: Private Fund Transparency Act</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/16/s-1276-private-fund-transparency-act/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/16/s-1276-private-fund-transparency-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Equity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6921</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Congress
Published: June 16, 2009
Summary: To require investment advisers to private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and others to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.
Related Post: 2009: The year hedge funds finally stirred the regulatory hornets’ nest (Oct 21, 2009)
]]></description>
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		<title>Quick&#8230;What&#8217;s the similarity between California and Connecticut?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/08/quickwhats-the-similarity-between-california-and-connecticut/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/08/quickwhats-the-similarity-between-california-and-connecticut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California and Connecticut are separated only by Colorado on an alphabetical list of US states.  But when it comes to hedge fund regulation they may be attached at the hip.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Oversight: Final Report</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/01/hedge-funds-oversight-final-report/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/01/hedge-funds-oversight-final-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=10396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: IOSCO
Published: June 2009
Abstract: For investor confidence to return to these funds and to the financial sector in which they operate, coordinated and consistent action is necessary, recognizing that global economies are interconnected and financial instruments and investment vehicles are interdependent. Restoring investor confidence will require the application of common approaches to regulatory risks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing rules: the regulation, taxation and distribution of hedge funds around the globe</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/01/changing-rules-the-regulation-taxation-and-distribution-of-hedge-funds-around-the-globe/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/06/01/changing-rules-the-regulation-taxation-and-distribution-of-hedge-funds-around-the-globe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Published: June 2009
From Forward: The reduction in worldwide securities markets coupled with net redemptions over the last 9 months have resulted in industry assets under management falling significantly – estimates suggest some 30% from their peak. Some hedge funds have closed, some have restructured and some fund managers have gone out of business. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The United People&#8217;s Front for the Preservation of Rationalization Association Network Alliance</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/25/the-united-peoples-front-for-the-preservation-of-rationalization-association-network-alliance/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/25/the-united-peoples-front-for-the-preservation-of-rationalization-association-network-alliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4678</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tough times bring boom times for a plethora of new hedge fund industry trade groups. ]]></description>
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		<title>After years of being made scapegoats, HFs finally capitulate</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/17/after-years-of-being-made-scapegoats-hfs-finally-capitulate/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/17/after-years-of-being-made-scapegoats-hfs-finally-capitulate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 01:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge fund industry leaders wave a white flag in hopes of no longer being tagged as scapegoats for the world's financial ills.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds after the crisis</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/12/hedge-funds-after-the-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/12/hedge-funds-after-the-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: DentonWildeSapte
Published: May 2009
From introduction: Regulators worldwide have been busy over the last few months taking emergency measures to address the financial crisis. Everyone has been keep to identify scapegoats and apportion blame to specific market sectors. Hedge funds have come in for much of the criticism.
]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony of Richard H. Baker, President and CEO of Managed Funds Association, for the Hearing on &#8220;Perspectives on Hedge Funds Regulation&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/testimony-of-richard-h-baker-president-and-ceo-of-managed-funds-association-for-the-hearing-on-perspectives-on-hedge-funds-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/testimony-of-richard-h-baker-president-and-ceo-of-managed-funds-association-for-the-hearing-on-perspectives-on-hedge-funds-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 17:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Managed Funds Association
Published: May 2009

Introduction: Managed Funds Association (“MFA”) is pleased to provide this statement in connection with the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises’ hearing, “Perspectives on Hedge Fund Registration” held on May 7, 2009. MFA represents the majority of the world’s largest hedge funds and is the primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony of W. Todd Groome, AIMA Chairman, For the Hearing on &#8220;Perspectives on Hedge Fund Registration&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/testimony-of-w-todd-groome-aima-chairman-for-the-hearing-on-perspectives-on-hedge-fund-registration/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/07/testimony-of-w-todd-groome-aima-chairman-for-the-hearing-on-perspectives-on-hedge-fund-registration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: AIMA
Published: May 2009
Introduction: The Alternative Investment Management Association (“AIMA”) is pleased to provide this statement in connection with the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises’ hearing “Perspectives on Hedge Fund Registration” to be held on 7 May 2009.
]]></description>
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		<title>Disentangling the effects of the short bans from those of the broader financial crisis</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/03/disentangling-the-effects-of-the-short-bans-from-those-of-the-broader-financial-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/05/03/disentangling-the-effects-of-the-short-bans-from-those-of-the-broader-financial-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 01:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recently published study of the short selling bans in Europe concludes that they may have had a greater impact on overall market sentiment than they did on the actual stocks at which they were targeted.]]></description>
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		<title>The Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/30/the-directive-on-alternative-investment-fund-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/30/the-directive-on-alternative-investment-fund-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: European Parliament and Council
Published: April 30,  2009
Summary: Sections 1.1 &#8211; 1.3 of this introductory chapter describe the size and composition of the alternative investment industry in the European Union, the structure and geographical location of alternative investment funds (AIF) and their managers (AIFM), and the nature of the investors in these funds. Sections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Speculation Destabilizing?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/22/is-speculation-destabilizing/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/22/is-speculation-destabilizing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Celso Brunetti  (Johns Hopkins University; CFTC) &#38; Bahattin Buyuksahin (U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
Published: April 2009
Abstract: The possibility that speculative trading destabilizes or creates a volatile market is frequently debated. To test the hypothesis that speculative trading is destabilizing we employ a unique dataset from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regulatory pressure exposing cracks in alternative investment solidarity</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/19/regulatory-pressure-exposing-cracks-in-alternative-investment-solidarity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/19/regulatory-pressure-exposing-cracks-in-alternative-investment-solidarity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mounting regulatory pressure may have begun to expose fissures in the alternative investment community.]]></description>
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		<title>The Undesirable Effects of Banning Short Sales</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-undesirable-effects-of-banning-short-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-undesirable-effects-of-banning-short-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Abraham Lioui, EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre
Published: April 2009
From summary: An in-depth study of the short-selling market calls into question both the reasons for the decision to ban short selling and the prejudices that weigh on those who short. According to recently published data (for the United States in particular), a large [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Regulation of Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Virtues of Going Slow</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-regulation-of-sovereign-wealth-funds-the-virtues-of-going-slow/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-regulation-of-sovereign-wealth-funds-the-virtues-of-going-slow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Richard A. Epstein (University of Chicago) &#38; Amanda M. Rose (Vanderbilt University Law School)
Published: April 2009
Abstract: Any symposium on private-equity firms and the going private phenomenon would be incomplete without discussion of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). These government owned investment vehicles have and will continue to play an important role in the going private [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IOSCO in new HF report: Can&#8217;t we all just get along?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/23/iosco-in-new-hf-report-cant-we-all-just-get-along/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/23/iosco-in-new-hf-report-cant-we-all-just-get-along/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the International Organization of Securities Commissions provided its input to the upcoming G-20 Summit.  A full reading reveals a notably diplomatic and balanced view of the role of hedge funds in global financial markets.    ]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Need a Superfund for Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/01/why-we-need-a-superfund-for-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/01/why-we-need-a-superfund-for-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dale B. Thompson (University of St. Thomas)
Published: March 2009
Abstract: The current financial crisis has led to numerous calls for regulation of hedge funds. This article argues that the appropriate response is a combination of mechanisms: establishment of a Superfund financed by a tax on hedge funds, whose revenues are then used to conduct market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Transparency Overcome Conflicts of Interest? Evidence from Investment Managers and Their Brokers</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/01/does-transparency-overcome-conflicts-of-interest-evidence-from-investment-managers-and-their-brokers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/03/01/does-transparency-overcome-conflicts-of-interest-evidence-from-investment-managers-and-their-brokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Mark Abrahamson and Tim Jenkinson (University of Oxford)
Published: March 2009
Abstract: The relationship between investment managers and brokers has been identified by regulators in Europe and the US as a potentially important source of conflicts of interest. Little systematic evidence is available, however, on this complex relationship, which involves trade execution, sell-side research, and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data in new UBS report supports Bernanke&#8217;s view that HF leverage not a top concern</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/26/data-in-new-ubs-report-supports-bernankes-view-that-hf-leverage-not-a-top-concern/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/26/data-in-new-ubs-report-supports-bernankes-view-that-hf-leverage-not-a-top-concern/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Bernanke showed up at his annual Humphrey Hawkins testimony to talk about the risks posed by banks - specifically big banks.  But what at least one Senator was just as concerned about another kind of institution.  ]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission asks for help on hedge funds; gets variety of answers</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/15/european-commission-asks-for-help-on-hedge-funds-gets-variety-of-answers/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/15/european-commission-asks-for-help-on-hedge-funds-gets-variety-of-answers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4269</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission recently ended its call for input on what it should do about those pesky hedge funds.  If this was a court case, you might say they were "leading the witnesses" a little. ]]></description>
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		<title>UBS Hedge Fund Report</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/09/ubs-hedge-fund-report/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/09/ubs-hedge-fund-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: UBS
Published: February, 2009
Abstract: 2008 was not a good year for hedge funds. One of the worst nightmares for any risk manager is not when markets fall but when markets fail.
Related Post: A new round of short-sale bans sure to ire the hedge fund industry, but do they work? (Mar 7, 2010)
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		<title>Short Selling</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/01/short-selling/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/02/01/short-selling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=10514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: FSA
Published: February, 2009
Abstract: On 18 September 2008 we introduced temporary short selling measures in relation to stocks in UK financial sector companies on an emergency basis.We did this at a time of extreme market turbulence, manifested in the forms of high and prolonged price volatility and downward pressure on the prices of financial stocks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Transparency Act</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/29/hedge-fund-transparency-act/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/29/hedge-fund-transparency-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Congress
Published: January 29, 2009
Summary: To require investment advisers to private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and others to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.
Related Post: 2009: The year hedge funds finally stirred the regulatory hornets’ nest (Oct 21, 2009)
]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Act of 2009</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/27/hedge-fund-adviser-registration-act-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/27/hedge-fund-adviser-registration-act-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Congress
Published: January 27, 2009
Summary: To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to remove the registration exception for certain investment advisers with less than 15 clients.
Related Post: 2009: The year hedge funds finally stirred the regulatory hornets’ nest (Oct 21, 2009)
]]></description>
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		<title>Title IV—Registration of Advisers to Private Funds (Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009)</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/27/title-iv%e2%80%94registration-of-advisers-to-private-funds-private-fund-investment-advisers-registration-act-of-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/27/title-iv%e2%80%94registration-of-advisers-to-private-funds-private-fund-investment-advisers-registration-act-of-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Rivera</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=6917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Congress
Published: January 27, 2009&#8211;Introduced
Summary: Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to repeal the exception to the registration requirement for any investment adviser who:
(1) during the preceding twelve months has had fewer than 15 clients; and
(2) neither holds himself or herself out generally to the public as an investment adviser, nor acts an an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Large&#8217; vs. &#8216;Small&#8217; Players: A Closer Look at the Dynamics of Speculative Attacks</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/14/large-vs-small-players-a-closer-look-at-the-dynamics-of-speculative-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/14/large-vs-small-players-a-closer-look-at-the-dynamics-of-speculative-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Geir Hoidal Bjonnes (The Norwegian School of Management BI), Steinar Holden (University of Oslo; Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research), Dagfinn Rime (Central Bank of Norway; Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Haakon Solheim (Central Bank of Norway)
Published: January 2009
Abstract: What is the role of &#8220;large players&#8221; like hedge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge funds not alone in defending short-selling secrecy</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/07/hedge-funds-not-alone-in-defending-short-selling-secrecy/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/01/07/hedge-funds-not-alone-in-defending-short-selling-secrecy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4043</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think hedge funds are the only ones defending short selling secrecy?   ]]></description>
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		<title>Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, and the Public-Private Dichotomy in a Macrosociological Framework for Law</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/24/mutual-funds-hedge-funds-and-the-public-private-dichotomy-in-a-macrosociological-framework-for-law/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/24/mutual-funds-hedge-funds-and-the-public-private-dichotomy-in-a-macrosociological-framework-for-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Larry D. Barnett (Widener University)
Published: December 2008
Abstract: Macrosociology considers law to be one of the institutions of society and, hence, a fundamental component of a social system. Four macrosociological propositions underlie the instant article: (i) the institutions comprising a social system are, in the long term, compatible with one another; (ii) the compatibility of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short-Ban study finds no evidence of &#8220;expected effect of the new regulations&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/18/short-ban-study-finds-no-evidence-of-expected-effect-of-the-new-regulations/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/18/short-ban-study-finds-no-evidence-of-expected-effect-of-the-new-regulations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, this fall's ban on shorting of financial stocks has provided academics with a unique opportunity to examine the effect of short-selling on price behaviour.  And one of the first comprehensive studies on the topic contains some surprising findings.   ]]></description>
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		<title>ECB nonplused about hedge funds&#8217; newfound conservatism</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/16/ecb-nonplused-about-hedge-funds-newfound-conservatism/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/12/16/ecb-nonplused-about-hedge-funds-newfound-conservatism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank makes some interesting hedge fund industry observations in its latest Financial Stability Review. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Short Sales Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/the-impact-of-short-sales-restrictions-2/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/the-impact-of-short-sales-restrictions-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jblevins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=10520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Ian W. Marsh and Norman Niemer
Published: November 30, 2008
Abstract: Following sustained heavy stock market losses in September/October 2008 regulatory agencies in many jurisdictions instigated restrictions on the short selling of stocks, primarily in the financial sector. A detailed summary of the restrictions can be found in Clifford Chance (2008). This report examines whether restrictions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Short Sales Restrictions</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/the-impact-of-short-sales-restrictions/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/30/the-impact-of-short-sales-restrictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Ian W. Marsh and Norman Niemer (ISLA &#38; AIMA)
Published: November 30 2008
Abstract: Following sustained heavy stock market losses in September/October 2008 regulatory agencies in many jurisdictions instigated restrictions on the short selling of stocks, primarily in the financial sector. A detailed summary of the restrictions can be found in Clifford Chance (2008). This report [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managers&#8217; views on voluntary hedge fund standards: an about-face?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/23/managers-views-on-voluntary-hedge-fund-standards-an-about-face/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/23/managers-views-on-voluntary-hedge-fund-standards-an-about-face/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year began with an outpouring of goodwill toward to the UK's new "Hedge Fund Standards Board".  But a new survey finds that only 1 in 10 managers has actually signed-up.  What gives?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Best way to regulate hedge funds is to regulate prime brokers better, says new paper</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/11/best-way-to-regulate-hedge-funds-is-to-regulate-prime-brokers-better-says-new-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/11/best-way-to-regulate-hedge-funds-is-to-regulate-prime-brokers-better-says-new-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can't regulate hedge funds directly, what about deputizing the prime brokers? ]]></description>
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		<title>In Search of Market Discipline: The Case for Indirect Hedge Fund Regulation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/09/in-search-of-market-discipline-the-case-for-indirect-hedge-fund-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/09/in-search-of-market-discipline-the-case-for-indirect-hedge-fund-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Paul M. Jonna (University of San Diego)
Published: March 09, 2009
Abstract: This paper proposes implementing indirect hedge fund regulation by focusing on market participants such as pension fund investors and banks that lend to hedge funds. The following is a brief summary of the key proposals of this Comment: (1) the Employee Retirement Income Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s more interested in &#8220;secrecy&#8221; &#8211; hedge fund managers, governments, or corporations?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/04/hedge-funds-and-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/04/hedge-funds-and-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do hedge funds keep secrets because it's their part of their nefarious strategy, or because if they don't they'll be, say, arrested and thrown in jail?]]></description>
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		<title>The Rule 2019 Battle: When Hedge Funds Collide with the Bankruptcy Code</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/01/the-rule-2019-battle-when-hedge-funds-collide-with-the-bankruptcy-code/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/11/01/the-rule-2019-battle-when-hedge-funds-collide-with-the-bankruptcy-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Sparkle L. Alexander (Brooklyn Law Review)
Published: Brooklyn Law Review, Vol. 73, No. 4, 2008
Abstract: Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 2019 imposes certain disclosure requirements on committees representing more than one creditor or equity security holder in Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Although the disclosure requirements of Rule 2019 have existed in bankruptcy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Financial Crisis of 2008: What needs to happen after TARP</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/27/the-financial-crisis-of-2008-what-needs-to-happen-after-tarp/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/27/the-financial-crisis-of-2008-what-needs-to-happen-after-tarp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Campbell R. Harvey (Duke University)
Published: October 2008
Abstract: The Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), signed into law on October 3, 2008, is an insufficient policy initiative to end the current credit crisis. In addition to modifications in implementing the program, other policy initiatives are necessary. My proposals include: establish a Bank Capitalization Fund that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds and Financial Stability: Regulating Prime Brokers Will Mitigate Systemic Risks</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/25/hedge-funds-and-financial-stability-regulating-prime-brokers-will-mitigate-systemic-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/25/hedge-funds-and-financial-stability-regulating-prime-brokers-will-mitigate-systemic-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Michael R. King (Bank for International Settlements) and Philipp Maier (Bank of Canada)
Published: October 2008
Abstract: We review key characteristics of the hedge fund industry, and identify conditions under which this sector can pose a threat to financial stability. Direct regulation of hedge funds that increases transparency does not appear feasible, may create a moral-hazard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Unique View of Hedge Fund Derivatives Usage: Safeguard or Speculation?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/18/a-unique-view-of-hedge-fund-derivatives-usage-safeguard-or-speculation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/10/18/a-unique-view-of-hedge-fund-derivatives-usage-safeguard-or-speculation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: George O. Aragon (Arizona State University) and J. Spencer Martin (Carnegie Mellon)
Published: October 2008

Abstract: We investigate hedge fund holdings of common equities and equity options over the 1999-2006 period to assess the degree to which these investors actually hedge. We find that hedge funds&#8217; option positions are associated with significantly higher than normal subsequent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday, September 22: The Day the Contrails Faded</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/21/monday-september-22-the-day-the-contrails-faded/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/21/monday-september-22-the-day-the-contrails-faded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By removing a ubiquitous part of the financial landscape, this week shares something in common with another week exactly 7 years ago.]]></description>
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		<title>Testimony by Dr. Susan Mangiero before ERISA Advisory Council Working Group on Hard to Value (&#8220;HTV&#8221;) Assets</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/14/testimony-by-dr-susan-mangiero-before-erisa-advisory-council-working-group-on-hard-to-value-htv-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/14/testimony-by-dr-susan-mangiero-before-erisa-advisory-council-working-group-on-hard-to-value-htv-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Susan Mangiero (Pension Governance) 
Published: September 2008
Abstract: This invited testimony addresses the importance of valuation of &#8220;hard to value&#8221; assets in the context of pension risk management and governance.
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		<title>New government report is latest political football in Hedgistan</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/11/new-government-report-is-latest-political-football-in-hedgistan/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/09/11/new-government-report-is-latest-political-football-in-hedgistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest hedge fund political football entered play in Washington last month.  Like so many before it, this one seems destined to bounce around for some time.]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge fund marketing in an era of regulatory uncertainty</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/25/hedge-fund-marketing-in-an-era-of-regulatory-uncertainty/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/25/hedge-fund-marketing-in-an-era-of-regulatory-uncertainty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

By: Lucinda McConathy, Patricia O&#8217;Prey, James Hedges, Charlotte Luer
Published: August 2008, Journal of Financial Transformation
Abstract: Marketing a hedge fund involves a myriad of considerations, including compliance not only with the regulatory requirements and restrictions of the jurisdiction in which the hedge fund is domiciled but also the requirements and restrictions of each jurisdiction in which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge fund marketers remain stuck between a rock and a hard place</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/25/hedge-fund-marketers-remain-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/25/hedge-fund-marketers-remain-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/25/hedge-fund-marketers-remain-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a hedge fund marketer?  If so, you need to read this.]]></description>
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		<title>Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/guidance-needed-to-better-inform-plans-of-the-challenges-and-risks-of-investing-in-hedge-funds-and-private-equity/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/13/guidance-needed-to-better-inform-plans-of-the-challenges-and-risks-of-investing-in-hedge-funds-and-private-equity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: The US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Published: August 2008
Summary: Millions of retired Americans rely on defined benefit pension plans for their financial well-being. Recent reports have noted that some plans are investing in ‘alternative&#8217; investments such as hedge funds and private equity funds. This has raised concerns, given that these two types of investments have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund &#8220;Forum Shopping&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/05/hedge-fund-forum-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/08/05/hedge-fund-forum-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are hedge funds engaged in a "race to the bottom" in an effort to find the world's least onerous regulatory environment?]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;regulation of hedge funds&#8221; a contradiction in terms?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/23/is-regulation-of-hedge-funds-a-contradiction-in-terms/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An award-winning Harvard paper says that hedge funds are "designed to avoid regulation".]]></description>
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		<title>Can US retail investors &#8220;fend for themselves&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/07/22/can-us-retail-investors-fend-for-themselves/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A legal scholar argues that proposals limiting retail investors from hedge fund investing is a total shaft. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Hedge Fund Best Practice Standards</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/the-hedge-fund-best-practice-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/29/the-hedge-fund-best-practice-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: KPMG
Published: June 2008
Abstract: In January 2008, following an extensive consultation process, the HFWG published a report outlining 28 principles based standards for best practice, and in February the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) was established as custodian of the standards.
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		<title>Hedge Fund Regulation:The President’s Working Group Committees’ Best Practices Reports -Raising the Bar but Missing Risks</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/13/hedge-fund-regulationthe-president%e2%80%99s-working-group-committees%e2%80%99-best-practices-reports-raising-the-bar-but-missing-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/13/hedge-fund-regulationthe-president%e2%80%99s-working-group-committees%e2%80%99-best-practices-reports-raising-the-bar-but-missing-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: John Hunt (Berkeley Law School)
Published: June 2008
Introduction: The Reports met with a generally blasé reaction, although industry groups gave them a warm welcome. Traditional media coverage was limited, probably reflecting the fact that hedge funds as a group have not been widely blamed for the 2007-08 credit crisis. Meanwhile, blog headlines such as &#8220;Hot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phil Goldstein Update</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/11/phil-goldstein-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fortune released a great piece on hedge fund &#8220;iconoclast&#8221; Phil Goldstein this morning.  Like a big box store, the Goldstein saga has something for everyone.  Just when you thought he was done causing headaches for regulators and government officials, he emerges to launch new attacks on the institutions and regulations that he sees as both archaic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ECB touches on some hedge fund myths in new report</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/06/10/ecb-touches-on-some-hedge-fund-myths-in-new-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As usual, the European Central Bank's "Financial Stability Review" contains some interesting observations about trends in the HF industry.]]></description>
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		<title>Respected columnist warns on hedge funds, prompting response from AIMA chapter</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Media Coverage of Hedge Funds]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/27/respected-columnist-warns-on-hedge-funds-prompting-response-from-aima-chapter/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A popular columnist says hedge funds might be the "next shoe to drop" as a result of the credit crunch - prompting one chapter of AIMA to speak out. ]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts slams barn door, watches horse run down the lane to New York</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 01:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Secretary of State has targeted another hedge fund to make its ongoing case for stricter registration rules.  Will it work this time around? ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/22/massachusetts-slams-barn-door-watches-horse-run-down-the-lane/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Requiem for another attempt at hedge fund regulation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 02:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/12/requiem-for-another-attempt-at-hedge-fund-regulation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California hedge fund regulations, we hardly knew ya!]]></description>
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		<title>One of portable alpha&#8217;s originators says concept has evolved, in some cases, into something &#8220;vastly different&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portable Alpha & Alpha/Beta Separation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PIMCO's Chris Dialynas was one of the pioneers of portable alpha.  But his Epilogue to a new book on the topic reflects his concern with the direction it has taken.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/11/one-of-portable-alphas-originator-says-concept-has-evolved-in-some-cases-into-something-vastly-different/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>The Law and Economics of Hedge Funds: Financial Innovation and Investor Protection</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/02/the-law-and-economics-of-hedge-funds-financial-innovation-and-investor-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/05/02/the-law-and-economics-of-hedge-funds-financial-innovation-and-investor-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 02:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Houman B. Shadab (George Mason University, Mercatus Center)
Published: March 2008
Abstract: A persistent theme underlying contemporary debates about financial regulation is how to protect investors from the growing complexity of financial markets, new risks, and other changes brought about by financial innovation. Increasingly relevant to this debate are the leading innovators of complex investment strategies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Like US President, European Parliament also getting biased advice on hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Think the President's Working Group of asset managers is biased?  Check out what European parliamentarians are reading.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/28/like-us-president-european-parliament-also-getting-bias-advice/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Mandatory Disclosure and Operational Risk: Evidence from Hedge Fund Registration</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/mandatory-disclosure-and-operational-risk-evidence-from-hedge-fund-registration/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/23/mandatory-disclosure-and-operational-risk-evidence-from-hedge-fund-registration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=4028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Stephen J. Brown (NYU), William N. Goetzmann (Yale School of Management and NBER), Bing Liang (University of Massachusetts) and Christopher Schwarz (University of California)
Published: April 2008
Abstract: Mandatory disclosure is a regulatory tool intended to allow market participants to assess operational risk. We examine the value of disclosure through the controversial SEC requirement, since overturned, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Newsreel &#8211; All the hedge fund regulation that&#8217;s fit to print</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AAA Newsreels]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a flurry of news on the hedge fund regulation front over the past week.  Here's a quick tour of all the excitement in the US and Europe.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/20/weekly-newsreel-all-the-hedge-fund-regulation-thats-fit-to-print/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Self-Regulation in the US and UK</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/19/hedge-fund-self-regulation-in-the-us-and-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/19/hedge-fund-self-regulation-in-the-us-and-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dossier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: John Horsfield-Brandbury
Published: April 2008
Abstract: This Paper considers the reasons and motivations for the regulation of hedge funds and analyzes the recent proposals of the President&#8217;s Working Group in the US and the Hedge Fund Working Group in the UK. Many commentators, including fund managers, investors, regulators and academics have argued that self-regulatory proposals will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Working Group Hedge Fund Report &#8211; Interactive Version</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/15/presidents-working-group-hedge-fund-report-interactive-version/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to scan the new hedge fund guidelines from the President's Working Group, but can't stomach 67 pages of insomnia cure?  Read this posting. ]]></description>
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		<title>Mallaby shows hedge funds that the best defense is a good offence</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A leading economic commentator echoed what AIMA said last week - that hedge funds aren't the culprits in the credit crunch.  His call: "blame the banks".]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/14/mallaby-shows-hedge-funds-that-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offence/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Hedge Funds and Private Equity Under Contemporary Corporate Governance: The Dutch State of Affairs</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/hedge-funds-and-private-equity-under-contemporary-corporate-governance-the-dutch-state-of-affairs/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/04/01/hedge-funds-and-private-equity-under-contemporary-corporate-governance-the-dutch-state-of-affairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Private Equity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Faysal Barrachdi
Published: April 2008
Abstract: Hedge funds and private equity funds have caused a public outrage in the world&#8217;s largest and most respected economies. In the public opinion these funds have been associated with terms like crowds of locusts and corporate raiders. This thesis first of all examines the role of these funds in contemporary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Market Capital</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/black-market-capital/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/19/black-market-capital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Steven Davidoff
Published: March 2008
Abstract: Hedge funds and private equity offer unique investing opportunities, including the possibility for diversified and excess returns. Yet, current federal securities regulation effectively prohibits the public offer and purchase in the United States of these hedge fund and private equity investments. Public investors, foreclosed from purchasing hedge funds and private [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Canada, Singapore &amp; Norway to US Congress: Relax, we&#8217;re not trying to take you over</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/canada-norway-singapore-to-us-congress-relax-were-not-trying-to-take-you-over/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/canada-norway-singapore-to-us-congress-relax-were-not-trying-to-take-you-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/10/canada-norway-singapore-to-us-congress-relax-were-not-trying-to-take-you-over/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three "sovereign wealth funds" managing a total of $600 billion recent told the US Congress not to worry - they weren't vehicles for their goverments' policies.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>A comment on the (latest) Goldstein case</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/04/a-comment-on-the-latest-goldstein-case/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/04/a-comment-on-the-latest-goldstein-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/04/a-comment-on-the-latest-goldstein-case/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Phillip Goldstein is at it again.  This time he has threatened to sue the SEC if it doesn't allow him to advertise on the web.  The big question: is commercial "free speech" protected?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Proposal to Maintain Hedge Funds Effectiveness Without SEC Regulation</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/02/a-proposal-to-maintain-hedge-funds-effectiveness-without-sec-regulation/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/02/a-proposal-to-maintain-hedge-funds-effectiveness-without-sec-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=3324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Carl J. Nelson (Brooklyn Law School)
Published: 2008
Abstract: Regulating hedge funds would require the SEC to devote an unknown, but potentially substantial, amount of additional time and money to monitor the growing industry. There are approximately 8,000 hedge funds currently operating in the U.S. and the number appears to be growing. The SEC has a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/03/02/a-proposal-to-maintain-hedge-funds-effectiveness-without-sec-regulation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Land of Enchantment apparently disenchanted with hedge funds</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/21/land-of-enchantment-apparently-disenchanted-with-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/21/land-of-enchantment-apparently-disenchanted-with-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Industry Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/21/land-of-enchantment-apparently-disenchanted-with-hedge-funds/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A report published last week says hedge funds need to do more in order to win the favor of institutional investors.  But it may be too late for one institution.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/21/land-of-enchantment-apparently-disenchanted-with-hedge-funds/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Regulation and Misreported Returns</title>
		<link>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/19/hedge-fund-regulation-and-misreported-returns/</link>
		<comments>http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2008/02/19/hedge-fund-regulation-and-misreported-returns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alpha Male</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedge Fund Regulation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=2611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Douglas Cumming
Published: February 2008
Abstract: An empirical regularity in the hedge fund industry is that monthly returns are more likely to be marginally positive than zero or marginally negative, and fund managers have an incentive to misreport monthly returns in this way in order to attract investors (Bollen and Pool, 2007). This paper introduces a [...]]]></description>
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