Sweden rides to defence of hedge funds

Report of comments by Mats Odell, Sweden’s Financial Markets Minister, Brussels, 1 July 2009. He said that Sweden, the holder of the European Union’s Presidency for period July-December 2009, came to the defence of hedge funds and private equity, saying it did not blame them for the financial crisis and would press for improvements in EU proposals to regulate the two industries.

ESO: Background information: Washington help sought as City fights EU hedge fund plan http://www.europeansources.info/record/washington-help-sought-as-city-fights-eu-hedge-fund-plan/

ESO: Background information: Financial supervision disputes set for delay http://www.europeansources.info/record/financial-supervision-disputes-set-for-delay/

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