
Paul Kiernan
Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal
- Rio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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- Private Equity, Hedge Funds Sue SEC to Fend off Oversight1 Sep 2023—wsj.comIndustry groups launch court battle to stop SEC rules that would give investors more information about private fund performance
- SEC Takes On Private Equity, Hedge Funds23 Aug 2023—wsj.comCommission votes 3-2 to approve sweeping new rules aimed at increasing transparency, driving down fees
- Private Equity, Hedge Funds Brace for Coming SEC Overhaul2 Aug 2023—wsj.comThe Securities and Exchange Commission set off an intense lobbying effort when it floated its rules. Photo: Farrah Skeiky for The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Private-equity and hedge funds are bracing for what could be the biggest regulatory challenge in years to their business of managing money for deep-pocketed investors.
- Apps Like Robinhood Make Trading Fun, but SEC Fears It Is Costing Investors26 Jul 2023—wsj.comWhile individual investors tend not to benefit from frequent trading, such behavior can be lucrative for market intermediaries. Photo: Alyssa Schukar for The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Federal regulators want to impose new guardrails on the way retail investment firms such as Robinhood Markets use advanced analytics to encourage customers to trade, the latest in a series of policy efforts prompted by the 2021 meme-stock craze.
- SEC Scraps Vote on Private Equity, Hedge Fund Rule21 Mar 2023—wsj.comThe Securities and Exchange Commission scrapped plans to vote Wednesday on a rule that would have increased regulators’ visibility into financial risks at some hedge funds and private equity funds. After scheduling the vote last week, the five-member commission “decided to take a little more time” on the rule, an SEC spokeswoman said. She declined to comment on whether the cancellation owed to a lack of majority support from the commission, which is composed of three Democrats and two...
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