Wednesday, July 11, 2007

UPDATE 1-US SEC adopts rule to protect hedge fund investors

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, July 11 - The U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission on Wednesday took a step to regulate the
hedge fund industry by adopting a rule to protect investors
from hedge fund advisers who make false or misleading
statements.




The rule was approved amid growing Congressional scrutiny
of the roughly $1.5 trillion hedge fund industry, which often
employs high-risk techniques to pull in tremendous returns.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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