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Today, January 17, 2012 : Permalink New York (HedgeCo.net) – A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles. Emerging regions are particularly appealing to investors and as such managers are now looking at the business ... Read More

European regulation aimed at driving more commodity derivatives trading through clearing is causing concern among small and medium-sized energy companies that don’t yet know if they will be exempted from the requirements. Gillian Carr reports All signs point towards the growing trend of a majority-cleared over-the-counter commodity derivatives market, as European regulators follow the Group ... Read More

News that European leaders finally delivered what looks like a useful set of tools to bring the crisis under control triggered huge rallies across riskier assets, including commodities. Industrial metals benefited with copper going berserk. Source:

WASHINGTON — Large hedge funds, the very private investment outfits that borrow money to magnify their big financial bets, will be required for the first time to report detailed information on their investments and borrowings under a rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. But hedge funds and their advocates, after intense ... Read More

By Ewa Krukowska Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — European Union energy associations urged the bloc’s executive and national governments to exempt the industry from financial rules proposed yesterday, saying they’ll lead to overregulation that may curb investment. The EU wants to extend regulation of financial markets and is seeking more stringent rules on commodity derivatives in ... Read More

By Mathew Carr Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — The European Union’s plan for regulating energy and commodity markets may require power utilities and commodity traders to raise fresh capital, said a lawyer from Shearman & Sterling LLP. The EU’s plan to expand its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or Mifid, rules will seek to regulate companies ... Read More

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved new limits on commodities traders. Now analysts want to know what will happen next. FORTUNE — Is the cure for speculation in the energy markets worse than the illness? Futures industry professionals are up in arms over a vote by regulators Tuesday to introduce position limits on hedge funds ... Read More

The CFTC has finalized rules instituting position limits on futures and swaps contracts. These rules were created under the authority of section 737 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The final regulations cover 28 physical commodity futures and swaps and all economically equivalent contracts, and will be implemented in two phases. ... Read More