As US and European regulators push to ensure investors get a fair deal from traders, Henry Yegerman considers how regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are demanding Best Execution.
Solvency II will apply capital requirements, heightened governance and risk management standards, and regulatory reporting obligations to insurance firms from the start of 2016, we take a deeper look into the new regulation and how it will affect hedge funds and asset managers.
A US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff report
has issued recommendations which could tighten up the qualifying criteria for
accredited investors and their ability to invest in private fund vehicles such
as hedge funds or structured products.