Hedge Funds Not Concerned About SEC Registration, Study Finds

April 16, 2012, 4:00 AM UTC

Hedge funds generally do not view as “onerous” new registration requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, according to a study released April 11.

“Hedge funds do not appear to be concerned about the registration provisions in the Dodd-Frank Bill except to indicate a preference for registration with the [Securities and Exchange Commission] rather than the individual states,” concluded a study by accounting and consulting firm EisnerAmper and Hofstra University’s business school.

41 Executives Surveyed.

In a survey of 41 senior hedge fund and asset management firm executives, the study found that roughly 68 percent of ...

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