Conn. AG takes on hedge funds
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, ever professing to be leading the fight against the powers that be, today announced the formation of a "special task force" aimed at reforming the largely unregulated hedge fund industry, the national center of which is in Fairfield County, Conn.
According to analysts, the amount of money managed in hedge funds--described by the AP as "largely unregulated and secretive funds that cater to the wealthy and institutions"--passed the $1 trillion mark last year.
Almost 40 firms manage hedge funds, and the average amount of cash managed in hedge funds by these firms is $29 billion apiece. And we're just getting around not to regulating this industry, but merely asking the question of whether or not this industry should be regulated at all!
According to analysts, the amount of money managed in hedge funds--described by the AP as "largely unregulated and secretive funds that cater to the wealthy and institutions"--passed the $1 trillion mark last year.
Almost 40 firms manage hedge funds, and the average amount of cash managed in hedge funds by these firms is $29 billion apiece. And we're just getting around not to regulating this industry, but merely asking the question of whether or not this industry should be regulated at all!
posted by Anonymous at 4:54 PM
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There are quite a bit more than 40 hedge funds in the country...
OK- "firms" does not always equal "funds." There are easily 250+ firms that are classified as hedge funds. The lack of diversification among these firms is overblown by the AP. Not to say that the industry couldn't use some regulation...
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What's with the German?
My opinion is that the "AP" doesn't know their head from their arse. Clearly the person who wrote that article is totally ignorant of the finance industry.
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