An investment fund challenged an IRS determination that various contracts entered into between the fund and an investment bank resulted in the fund having effective ownership of the positions that were the subject of the contracts.
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a bill to govern the private funds that engage in change in control transactions.
The MFA released the latest edition of its monthly newsletter, MFA Policy Brief . The following items of regulatory interest are included: The MFA's comment letter to the SEC on proposed capital, margin and segregation rules. An update on developments surrounding financial transaction tax proposals...