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Rethinking Hedge Fund Regulation: Focusing On The U.S., The U.K., And Korea, Eun Jip Kim
Rethinking Hedge Fund Regulation: Focusing On The U.S., The U.K., And Korea, Eun Jip Kim
Maurer Theses and Dissertations
Until the global financial crisis in 2008, hedge funds had relied on various safe harbor rules to remain unregulated. Since then, various subprime mortgage crisis-driven regulatory reforms have been made worldwide. Through the implementation of registration and reporting obligations the hedge fund regulatory framework has been changed to reinforce regulations that may provide financial stability, making hedge funds more like other regulated entities.
Current hedge fund regulations are based on the policy grounds, on one hand, that macro-prudential regulations are necessary due to the potential adverse effects on the market from hedge fund size and leverage positions, and on the …