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The Devil in Dodd-Frank: Paul Roth Addresses How the Recently-passed Financial Reform Legislation Could Affect Oversight of Hedge Funds

August 10, 2010
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will require hedge fund managers to register under the Investment Advisors Act, but that could only be its most obvious impact. The outcome on a significant number of issues—including compensation of managers, short sales, and the way advisers need to collect and maintain systemic risk data—are all subject to rulemaking by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Not until the SEC completes its rulemaking will we be able to assess the full impact of this legislation on private fund managers. In this article, Paul Roth addresses the many ways that the recently-passed financial reform legislation could affect oversight of hedge funds.

 

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