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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:35 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by Nasdaq


UPDATE: EU Parliament Study Blasts Proposed Hedge Fund Rules

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Legislation drafted by the European Commission that would tighten regulation of hedge funds and private equity firms is 'poorly constructed, ill-focused and premature,' according to a study requested by the European Parliament.

The parliament's economics committee is about to launch...

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