| Title |
| Consultation on Hedge Funds |
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| Policy field(s) |
| Internal Market, Asset Management |
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| Target group(s) |
| All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this
consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from investors,
the hedge fund industry, other financial institutions, public
authorities and listed companies. |
|
| Period of consultation |
| From 18.12.2008 to 31.01.2009 |
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| Objective of the consultation |
| The European Commission has launched a wide-ranging public
consultation on hedge funds, which will play an important role in
informing the ongoing reflections at European and international level
on whether there is a need to reassess the appropriateness of existing
approaches to the regulation and supervision of this sector. |
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| View the consultation document |
Consultation paper on Hedge Funds   |
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| Contact details |
| Responsible service : Directorate General Internal Market and
Services, Unit G4 – Asset Management |
| E-mail :
markt-consult-hedge-funds@ec.europa.eu |
| Postal address : SPA 2 03/013, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium |
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| Reason why the consultation period is less than 8 weeks |
| As part of the response to the financial crisis, there is a
desire to proceed quickly with preparation of an appropriate
regulatory initiative. The consultation needs to be completed swiftly
in order to expedite this process. |
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| Number of responses received to this consultation |
| 104 |
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| View the contributions |
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| Results of consultation and next steps |
- Feedback statement
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Specific privacy statement |
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