‘Alternative’ fund managers face rule change

A draft of a proposed European Union directive seen by the Financial Times, April 2009 would create sweeping new rules which would require all hedge fund and private equity managers in Europe to detail their activities to financial regulators and meet minimum capital requirements.

Website: European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association http://www.evca.eu/

ESO: Background information: EC Conference on Private Equity & Hedge Funds http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-opening-speech-ec-conference-on-private-equity-hedge-funds/

ESO: Background information: Private equity funds must be regulated, says EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/private-equity-funds-must-be-regulated-says-eu/

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