The Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that most hedge funds must register with the organization, due to fraud and other drama in the industry. Some funds will be able to escape regulation with a designation as a “private fund.”
From the New York Times article: “The new rule applies only to those funds that allow investors to redeem their stakes within two years of buying them. The hedge funds in question are extending the so-called ‘lockup’ period to two years.” It seems to me that this is a big loophole—typical institutional investors like university endowments likely invest in the type of fund that will be exempt from the ruling.
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