Opalesque Industry Update - The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has agreed a series of amendments to its Standards on managing conflicts of interest, following the public consultation launched on 26 March 2015 and concluded on 12 June 2015. The amendments will strengthen internal compliance procedures and improve disclosure of conflicts of interest, specifically in the areas of parallel funds, including employee funds and the aggregate size of employee and partner co-investment in those funds. The new amendments will come into force on 2 May 2016 to give the HFSB Signatories enough time to achieve conformity with them. Dame Amelia Fawcett, chairman of the HFSB, said: “After an extensive consultation process that resulted in feedback from managers, investors and regulators globally, we are pleased to publish amendments to our Standards and related guidance in the area of conflicts of interest. We believe that with these amendments, the HFSB, its signatories and investors are leading the way in an area that is critically important to all markets, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this process for their time, commitment and dedication to improving the Standards.” The feedback on this consultation is available on the HFSB website. The HFSB was set up in 2008 as the standard-setting body for the hedge fund industry and now has a growing membership internationally. Hedge fund managers in the US and Canada now account for 40 percent of the HFSB signatories. Assets under management of all HFSB signatories total more than $800 billion. Press release
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Industry Updates
Hedge Fund Standards Board amends disclosure requirements on conflicts of interests
Thursday, November 05, 2015
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