US Legal & Regulation

Two-thirds (67 per cent) of private equity executives expect the US government’s new tax proposal on carried interest to pass, according to a study by accounting and consulting firm BDO Seidman. »

The Managed Funds Association has reaffirmed its support for action by federal policy makers intended to reform, strengthen and modernize America's system of financial regulatory oversi »

The Obama Administration has announced proposed legislation that would require all advisers to hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including private equity and venture capit »

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Eldon A. »

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rule amendments that aim to substantially increase protections for investors who entrust their money to investment advisers. »

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged New York's former deputy comptroller and a top political adviser for extracting millions of dollars in kickbacks from investment manag »

The Washington, DC-based hedge fund industry body, the Managed Funds Association, has announced its support for the establishment of a US systemic risk regulator to restore investor con »

The SEC has alleged that two M&A professionals, Nicos Achilleas Stephanou at UBS Investment Bank and Ramesh Chakrapani at Blackstone Advisory Services, tipped five individuals inclu »

In the future, investment banking will be more tightly regulated and dominated by risk-averse commercial banks, while new firms that are structured as partnerships but are much smaller wil »