German Regulator Seeks More PE, Funds Oversight: Handelsblatt
2014-06-01 14:11:24.166 GMT
By Alex Webb
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The “shadow” banking sector,
including hedge funds, private equity and special funds, needs
more global regulation, Elke Koenig, the head of Germany’s Bafin
regulator, says in interview with Handelsblatt. Koenig also
says:
* Progress is already being made to limit the connections
between such sectors and banks
* Indebtedness of such institutions must be taken into account
* NOTE, May 20: German Regulator Welcomes Sale of Contingent
Notes by Banks
* NOTE, Apr 9: BaFin’s Koenig Says Global Derivatives Rules
Must Be Consistent
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2014-06-01 14:11:24.166 GMT
By Alex Webb
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The “shadow” banking sector,
including hedge funds, private equity and special funds, needs
more global regulation, Elke Koenig, the head of Germany’s Bafin
regulator, says in interview with Handelsblatt. Koenig also
says:
* Progress is already being made to limit the connections
between such sectors and banks
* Indebtedness of such institutions must be taken into account
* NOTE, May 20: German Regulator Welcomes Sale of Contingent
Notes by Banks
* NOTE, Apr 9: BaFin’s Koenig Says Global Derivatives Rules
Must Be Consistent
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Alex Webb in Munich at +49-89-24447-8802 or
awebb25@bloomberg.net
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Simon Thiel at +44-20-7673-2814 or
sthiel1@bloomberg.net