Tag Archives: regulatory oversight


Hedge funds and clones

October 12, 2009 : Permalink

LiveMint (WSJ) – After the global financial meltdown of the last year, hedge funds have been under considerable stress globally. The operations of all such funds have been viewed as being non-transparent, not subject to regulatory oversight, and high-risk, high-return […]

State Street Report Examines Hedge Fund Industry Challenges – Preview

July 6, 2009 : Permalink

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – State Street Corporation released two papers on alternative investments as part of its Vision series of thought-leadership reports. The papers examine two key components of alternative investments, hedge funds and private equity, and their future […]

Bernanke Says Insurer AIG Operated Like a Hedge Fund

March 4, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said American International Group Inc. operated like a hedge fund and having to rescue the insurer made him “more angry” than any other episode during the financial crisis. “If there is a […]