Tag Archives: secretary general
Interview: EU law set to discriminate against private equity
EurActiv.com – European Commission proposals to regulate alternative investment funds discriminate against private equity and favour direct competitors like sovereign wealth funds or maverick businessmen, Javier Echarri, secretary-general of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), told EurActiv in an interview. […]
Hedge funds eye shift of EU power
Hedge funds and private equity firms are hoping a resurgent right wing in European politics will give them stronger support when they call for changes to proposed legislation they see threatening their industries. The coalition of European conservative parties won […]
Hedge funds to face more scrutiny after Europe squeeze
Wealth Bulletin – Regulators will this week agree broad principles for clamping down further on hedge fund managers, after the European Commission proposed more draconian constraints on their activities. At the 34th annual meeting of the International Organisation of Securities […]
U.N.’s Ban urges business to back climate policies
Reuters Copenhagen – Business leaders met in Denmark to try to unite behind a common call for long-term climate policies, ahead of a U.N. conference in December meant to forge a new climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol. "For […]
Singapore’s Senior Minister to Host IFSB Summit
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The 6th Annual Summit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), is being held this year in Singapore under the patronage of Singapore’s Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, it is themed The Future of Islamic […]
OPEC Calls for Curbing Speculators, Blames Hedge Funds for Rout
Bloomberg – OPEC wants U.S. regulators to curtail oil trading by hedge funds and speculators who helped make last year the most volatile in crude oil trading. Abdalla el-Badri, secretary-general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is seeking rules […]
