Europe’s vendetta

Editorial sargues that hedge funds should be supervised and regulated, as they already are in much of Europe. But it is unfair of the French and German governments to penalise these foreign 'locusts' for domestic failures.

Spiegel Online International, 16.7.09: Hedge Funds: The EU's Next Target http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,636487,00.html

ESO: Background information: Sweden rides to defence of hedge funds http://www.europeansources.info/record/sweden-rides-to-defence-of-hedge-funds/

ESO: Background information: EU plans for hedge fund rules under fire / EU rules on hedge funds unlikely to end debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-plans-for-hedge-fund-rules-under-fire-eu-rules-on-hedge-funds-unlikely-to-end-debate/

European Commission: DG Internal Market and Services: Investment funds: Alternative investments http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/investment/alternative_investments_en.htm

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