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From Vol. 1 No.25 (Nov. 26, 2008)
Germany’s Co-Governing Party Proposes Sweeping Regulations for Hedge Funds
On October 27, Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government, proposed 14 regulatory measures aimed at generating a “culture of accountability for the financial markets” and establishing “a new balance between the market and the state.” The regulatory measures call for “tightly regulating hedge funds.” We describe precisely how the measures would work, and the likelihood that they will become policy.
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From Vol. 1 No.18 (Aug. 11, 2008)
Proposed German Law Would Impose Regulatory Burden on Closed-End Funds
In a move that has surprised and even angered some market players, the German Ministry of Finance put forward a proposal to amend the country’s banking act that, in essence, will require closed-end funds to apply for a license to deal in the securities and derivatives market. If approved, the new legislation would effectively put under supervisory authority a series of investment vehicles that until now have operated without a license, including certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other entities that raise capital among German investors and do business in that country.
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