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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.

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 in the European Union and the U.S. An MFA piece regarding key provisions in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups ("JOBS") Act designed to remove the general solicitation ban covering private offerings. MFA President and CEO Richard H. Baker's comments on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA")