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27 January 2011

SEC schlägt Regulierung des Berichtswesens privater Fonds zum systemischen Risiko vor


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The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a rule that would require advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to report information for use by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) in monitoring risk to the U.S. financial system.


 The proposed rule would implement Sections 404 and 406 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The proposal creates a new reporting form (Form PF) to be filed periodically by SEC-registered investment advisers who manage one or more private funds. Information reported on Form PF would remain confidential.

"The data collection we propose will play an important role in supporting the framework created by the Dodd-Frank Act and is designed to ensure that regulators have a view into any financial market activity of potential systemic importance," said SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro.

Under the proposal, larger private fund advisers managing hedge funds, "liquidity funds" (i.e., unregistered money market funds), and private equity funds would be subject to heightened reporting requirements. Large private fund advisers would include any adviser with $1 billion or more in hedge fund, liquidity fund, or private equity fund assets under management. All other private fund advisers would be regarded as smaller private fund advisers and would not be subject to the heightened reporting requirements.

Although this heightened reporting threshold would apply to only about 200 U.S.-based hedge fund advisers, these advisers manage more than 80 percent of the assets under management.

Proposed Form PF is the result of extensive consultation and collaboration between staff of the SEC and other FSOC members. This collaboration followed on earlier work with international regulators to conform hedge fund regulatory reporting standards.

The SEC's public comment period on the proposed reporting requirements will last 60 days.

Press release




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