PacifiCare Closes On American Medical
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Dec. 13, 2004, 6:01 p.m. ESTA Cypress, Calif., managed care company has completed a previously announced acquisition of a Green ...
December 13, 2004
Teach Us About Estate PlanningNovember IA reader poll finds estate planning topping the list of educational subjects
December 13, 2004
Greenwich Report Warns of Greater Regulatory Pressures in EuropeGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--A new report from Greenwich Associates Inc. analyzes the uncertain regulatory environment in Europe and the role it has played in decision-making by fixed-income investors. The report suggests that there are two contrary trends afoot. On the one hand, new financial regulations, such as changes in pension accounting...
December 13, 2004
No Satisfaction: Dissenters Rip SEC Hedge Fund RuleWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Calling the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule to require registration of hedge fund managers as investment advisers "the wrong solution to an undefined problem," Commissioners Cynthia A. Glassman and Paul S. Atkins vented months of frustration with the SEC's rulemaking process and its result in a 30-page dissent...
December 13, 2004
CalPERS Consents to DisclosureSACRAMENTO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--Seeking to strike a balance between disclosure and access, the US$177 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System reached a settlement with a First Amendment organization whereby the retirement fund will disclose profits earned and management fees and other costs paid to a host of hedge fund and private...
December 13, 2004
Registration Could Spell Good Times for SomeSUMMIT, N.J. (HedgeWorld.com)--David Claypoole is enthusiastic about the effects that the Securities and Exchange Commission's new rule requiring the registration of most hedge funds will have on his firm. Mr. Claypoole is founder of Parks Legal Placement LLC, which recruits attorneys and other compliance professionals for hedge funds, other financial...
December 13, 2004
Agencies Release Regulatory SchedulesThe federal government has published its semiannual "things to do" lists.[@@]The lists, which appear in the Federal Register, show how thousands of issues, including ...
December 13, 2004
Seizing the Opportunity: Managing the Business in the Registration EraTwo months ago we asked, should we register? Now the decision has been made for us, with registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission mandated by Feb. 1, 2006. So what are the implications of being a registered investment adviser? Will it change your business and your day-to-day life? And...