US President Donald Trump has proposed a significant tax reform targeting the carried interest tax break, which has historically provided substantial financial benefits to hedge fund managers, according to a report by Nasdaq.com.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has closed its investigation into the infamous “cum-ex” dividend tax fraud, issuing its final fine stemming from the case to trading firm Mako Financial Markets, according to a report by Reuters.
UK-based hedge fund Altana Wealth misused a competitor’s confidential information and trade secrets to establish its Venezuelan debt-focused fund, the Altana Credit Opportunities Fund, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday, as reported by Reuters.
Hedge funds and other market participants could consider relocating US Treasury trading offshore or utilising alternative strategies to avoid compliance with the upcoming US Treasury clearing mandate, according to a report by Risk.net citing a new academic paper by Yesha
President Donald Trump has revived calls to eliminate the carried interest tax deduction, a longstanding benefit cherished by hedge fund managers and private equity executives, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds are capitalising on mounting resistance to the European Union’s stringent ESG regulations, advocating for exemptions from some of the bloc’s reporting requirements, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Guenther Klar, a former trader at Solo Capital Management who was convicted for his role in the massive Cum-Ex trading scandal, which defrauded Denmark of DKR12.7bn ($1.8bn), has had his prison sentence reduced by a Danish appeals court, according to
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have pushed back the compliance date for new Form PF reporting requirements, granting hedge funds and PE managers more time to adjust to the new regulations.
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has written a letter to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) outlining four policy recommendations for Acting Chair Mark Uyeda to prioritise on his first day in office.
Digital assets market maker Keyrock has achieved Enhanced PSAN registration from the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers and secured registration under the TVTG, administered by the Financial Market Authority in Liechtenstein.
