Enacting legislation is often compared to making sausage. I don’t think that the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act is exception. I spent some time watching the House Financial Services Committee hearing on passing the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act. There were 13 proposed amendments, 8 of which were agreed to by the Committee. [...]
Amendments to the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act
Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act is Passed by House Committee
The House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3818, the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act, introduced by Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises. The Committee passed H.R. 3818 by a vote of 67-1. The press release summarizes the bill as “Everyone [...]
Capital Markets Regulatory Reform: Enhancing Oversight of Private Pools of Capital
Today, the House Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on Enhancing Oversight of Private Pools of Capital. This seems to be is response to the draft Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act. Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, released a discussion [...]
More on the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
There are three and half bills in Congress for regulating private investment funds. The Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Act of 2009, the Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009 and the Private Fund Transparency Act of 2009 are all sitting in committee. The half is the proposal from the Obama administration: Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration [...]

Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
The Department of Treasury released its proposed legislation in increase the regulatory oversight on private investment funds: Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009. The Administration’s legislation would require that all investment advisers with more than $30 million of assets under management to register with the SEC. This is presumably the Obama plan and [...]
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