Regulators Shift Enforcement Focus to Hedge Fund Marketing Practices
The removal of restrictions on general solicitation, a consequence of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, has created new opportunities for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe the depth of hedge fund pockets. The National Examination...Insider Trading—A Regulatory Minefield
If the Internal Revenue Service is the governmental agency most feared by Americans in general, then the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the agency most feared by Wall Street, in general, and by hedge funds in particular. Illegal insider trading has...A Pen, a Telephone, and the SEC?
Hardly a day passes without news of one financial scandal or another in the financial services industry, particularly hedge funds, with SAC Capital Advisors, LLC being one of the higher profile examples. Colossal Fines The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has...Hedge Fund Groupthink – Real or Imagined
The implication of some in the financial media is that hedge funds and hedge fund managers are demonstrating a groupthink or herd mentality with respect to the investments they are making. The argument, which seems ludicrous, may or may not have merit. Of course,...Are You Paid What You Are Worth? Find Out.
