Hedge Funds
Law and Regulation
Published on 14. December 2000
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-421-70570-8 (ISBN)
Description
In the wake of the near collapse of Long-Term Capital Management and its repercussions throughout the global financial system, hedge funds have come under intense regulatory scrutiny. This Special Report provides a comprehensive review of the law now applicable to these investment vehicles, examining in particular the conclusions of the Report of the G7 Working Group on Highly Leveraged Institutions, April 2000, chaired by Howard Davies. * An invaluable distillation of all the legal and regulatory issues in a fast-developing area * Includes extensive analysis of supervisory reports produced during 1999 * Written by an expert author team in daily touch with this subject
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-421-70570-8 (9780421705708)
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Content
Hedge fund regulation in the aftermath of Long Term Capital Management. Hedge funds: structure and documentation. The FSA and regulation of hedge funds in the UK. The regulation of hedge funds in the US. Regulatory creep and convergence: regulation of hedge funds in offshore jurisdictions. Marketing hedge funds in Europe. Hedge funds and role of the prime broker. Hedge funds: tax and accounting issues. Hedge funds and insolvency. Fraud and malpractice in the management of hedge funds. Global issues in the regulation of hedge funds.