The Commission analysis suggests that there are currently no regulatory gaps which call for EU-level intervention to regulate hedge funds above and beyond those measures that are already in place at national and European level.
The Commission and other EU and national authorities are carefully monitoring the ways in which growth of the hedge fund industry can impact the EU financial system. The Commission is paying particular attention to the extent to which hedge fund-based investing is being made available to the mass market – including through shares in listed hedge funds and funds of hedge funds.