Posts Tagged ‘securities laws’

New Hedge Fund Laws Proposed in Connecticut

State to Increase Regulation of Hedge Funds
(www.hedgefundlawblog.com)  Connecticut, home of many of the biggest hedge funds in the world, may begin regulating hedge funds in a heavy handed manner.  Recently state lawmakers have introduced three bills (Raised Bill No. 953, Raised Bill No. 6477 and Raised Bill No. 6480) which would greatly increase oversight of [...]

SEC Says Goodbye to Linda Thomsen

Longtime Enforcement Director Leaving, Other Positions Filled
Linda Thomsen has been a fixture at the SEC for 14 years.  During the past three years I have folled the actions of the SEC Directors and Commissioners fairly closely.  In my opinion Linda Thomsen is exactly what we need in a top SEC regulator – she was open [...]