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US Treasury steps into hedge fund row with EU

The US Treasury is becoming embroiled in the fierce row between hedge funds and the European Union over proposed rule changes which could damage the 1.4 trillion £849bn sector.

Finance White Paper: Hedge funds

Despite being popularly seen as one of the main culprits of the financial chaos hedge funds escaped relatively unscathed by the Chancellor’s White Paper.

World’s biggest hedge funds oppose EU cap on leverage

A group of major hedge funds including Man Group Brevan Howard and BlackRock have joined forces to oppose a European Union directive that threatens to put a cap on leverage.