MFA Releases November Monthly Policy Brief Newsletter

The Managed Funds Association ("MFA") released the November edition of its monthly newsletter, the MFA Policy Brief, which highlights a number of recent MFA events, as well as advocacy, educational outreach and other global hedge fund industry news.

Highlights of the Policy Brief include:

• SEC Chair Mary Jo White appearing at Outlook 2013 to discuss issues surrounding the hedge fund industry;
• Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaking about the importance of culture at corporate institutions at MFA's Compliance 2013 conference;
• The MFA's recent comment letter submission to regulators on their risk retention proposal with respect to collateralized loan obligations;
• "The Facts about Managed Futures" fact sheet that the MFA released, which provides a description of the function and benefits of managed futures; and
• The MFA's new website redesign.

See: MFA November Policy Brief, November edition.Related news: MFA's Latest Policy Brief Newsletter Now Available (October 16, 2013); SEC Chair Mary Jo White Speaks Highly of the JOBS Act and Discusses Its Benefits to the Hedge Fund Industry (November 19, 2013); MFA Submits Comments on the Application of Risk Retention Proposal (October 31, 2013).