Pläne, Private Equity und Hedge Fonds zu regulieren zwei Schritte nach vorn Für viele europäische Politiker, strengere Regulierung von Hedge Fonds und Private Equity hat den Geruch von Rache. “Speculators” have picked on Greece and other indebted, euro-zone countries, some think. "Spekulanten" haben sich auf Griechenland und anderen verschuldeten, Länder der Eurozone nahm, einige denken. Britain, the EU's financial-services powerhouse, has been facing defeat on a new directive regulating alternative-investment managers since April. Großbritannien, der EU-Finanz-Dienstleistungen Kraftpaket, wurde die Niederlage auf eine neue Richtlinie zur Regelung Alternative-Investment-Manager seit April. Gordon Brown, the country's then prime minister, successfully pleaded for the decision to be postponed after the British elections earlier this month Gordon Brown, dem Land der damalige Premierminister, erfolgreich plädierte für die Entscheidung vertagt werden, nachdem die Briten den Wahlen in diesem Monat But on May 18th EU finance ministers passed the draft text of a new Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive to the European Parliament. Aber am 18. Mai den EU-Finanzministern verabschiedet den Entwurf einer neuen Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments. George Osborne, Britain's new finance minister, and by his Czech counterpart both lodged reservations which must now be taken into account by the Spanish presidency. George Osborne, Britain's neue Finanzminister, und von seinem tschechischen Amtskollegen sowohl Vorbehalte eingelegt, die jetzt berücksichtigt von der spanischen Präsidentschaft getroffen werden müssen. The vote came a day after the European Parliament had adopted its own parallel set of proposals, which was slightly friendlier to Britain's position than the council's text. Die Abstimmung erfolgte einen Tag nachdem das Europäische Parlament hatte seine eigene parallel von Vorschlägen, die etwas freundlicher zu Großbritanniens Position als der Text des Rates wurde angenommen. The two versions must now be reconciled in a process that, ambitiously, is meant to end in July. Die beiden Versionen müssen nun in einem Prozess, der, ambitioniert, soll Ende Juli ist in Einklang gebracht werden. The industry is predictably unhappy. Die Industrie ist vorhersehbar unglücklich. Some of their outrage feels synthetic. Einige ihrer Empörung fühlt synthetisch. A welter of revisions and compromises since a draft of the directive was first unveiled in April 2009 has diluted provisions on things like the amount of leverage that funds can take on. Ein Wirrwarr von Revisionen und Kompromisse seit einen Entwurf der Richtlinie wurde erstmals im April 2009 vorgestellt hat verdünnt Bestimmungen über Dinge wie die Höhe des Leverage-Fonds übernehmen kann. Fears that hedge-fund managers may leave Britain for tax-friendly Switzerland become less plausible if the EU erects tougher barriers for non-EU funds. Befürchtet, dass Hedge-Fonds-Manager für Großbritannien Steuer-freundlichen Schweiz werden weniger plausibel ausreisen dürfen, wenn die EU härtere errichtet Barrieren für Nicht-EU-Mitteln. But some of the AIFM proposals still look too draconian. Aber einige der AIFM Vorschläge sehen immer noch zu drakonisch. The parliamentary draft dangles the possibility of a “passport” that would enable authorised third-country funds to sell their wares throughout the EU. Die parlamentarische Entwurf baumelt die Möglichkeit eines "Passes", die aus Drittländern zugelassenen Fonds ermöglichen würde, ihre Waren in der gesamten EU zu verkaufen. But it comes at a high price. Aber es kommt zu einem hohen Preis. Funds would not just have to satisfy the EU about the quality of their home regimes in areas such as money-laundering and tax, but their home supervisors would also have to ensure that funds comply with EU rules—a bit of regulatory over-reach that will not go down well in places like America. Fonds würden nicht nur auf die EU über die Qualität ihrer Heimat Regime in Bereichen wie Geldwäsche und Steuern zu befriedigen, sondern ihre Heimat Aufsichtsbehörden müssten auch gewährleisten, dass Fonds mit EU-Regeln ein bisschen erfüllen regulatorische über das Ziel, dass wird nicht gut an Orten wie Amerika. Worse still, the parliamentary draft appears to ban EU investors from placing money with offshore funds that do not meet European rules. Schlimmer noch, scheint die parlamentarische Entwurf für EU-Investoren von einer Überführung Geld mit Offshore-Fonds, die nicht den europäischen Vorschriften verbieten. The second big area of contention concerns custodian banks—financial institutions that are responsible for keeping investors' assets safe. Der zweite große Bereich der Behauptung betrifft Depotbanken-Finanzinstituten, die dafür verantwortlich, dass die Vermögenswerte der Anleger sicher sind. Stung by the losses that European investors suffered at the hands of Bernie Madoff, perpetrator of the world's biggest financial fraud, legislators want to increase custodians' liability for the assets they look after. Stung durch die Verluste, die europäischen Anleger in den Händen von Bernie Madoff, Täter des weltweit größten Finanzbetrug erlitt, will der Gesetzgeber auf Verwahrstellen 'Haftung für die Vermögenswerte, die sie betreuen zu erhöhen. Pension funds and other investors fear they will be charged a higher premium by custodians as a result; they may also find it more difficult to put money into emerging markets if custodians become warier of delegating assets to sub-custodians in those countries. Pensionskassen und andere Anleger fürchten, dass sie eine höhere Prämie von Depotbanken als Ergebnis berechnet werden, sie kann auch es immer schwieriger, Geld in Schwellenländern setzen, wenn Sorgeberechtigte vorsichtiger zu delegieren Vermögenswerte an Sub-Custodians in diesen Ländern geworden. The provision on custodians “has potentially the biggest downside for the average investor,” says James Greig of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consultancy. Die Bestimmung über die Depotbanken "hat potenziell die größte Nachteil für den durchschnittlichen Anleger", sagt James Greig von PricewaterhouseCoopers, einer Unternehmensberatung. These objections are the industry's best hope of further change. Die Einwände sind die branchenweit beste Hoffnung auf eine weitere Veränderung. European policymakers may not take too much notice of hedge-fund types and their defenders in the City of London. Europäische Politik darf nicht zu viel Notiz von Hedge-Fonds-Typen und ihre Verteidiger in der City of London. Ignoring the investors they are trying to protect is harder. Ignorieren sie die Anleger zu schützen versuchen wird härter. Britain's phoney war over hedge funds Britain's Sitzkrieg über Hedge-Fonds http://www.economist.com/business-finance/...ry.cfm?story_id=16156357 The AIFM directive Another European messPlans to regulate private equity and hedge funds take two steps forwardMay 18th 2010 | From The Economist online FOR many European politicians, tighter regulation of hedge funds and private equity has the tang of revenge. “Speculators” have picked on Greece and other indebted, euro-zone countries, some think. Britain, the EU’s financial-services powerhouse, has been facing defeat on a new directive regulating alternative-investment managers since April. Gordon Brown, the country's then prime minister, successfully pleaded for the decision to be postponed after the British elections earlier this month But on May 18th EU finance ministers passed the draft text of a new Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive to the European Parliament. George Osborne, Britain’s new finance minister, and by his Czech counterpart both lodged reservations which must now be taken into account by the Spanish presidency. The vote came a day after the European Parliament had adopted its own parallel set of proposals, which was slightly friendlier to Britain's position than the council's text. The two versions must now be reconciled in a process that, ambitiously, is meant to end in July. The industry is predictably unhappy. Some of their outrage feels synthetic. A welter of revisions and compromises since a draft of the directive was first unveiled in April 2009 has diluted provisions on things like the amount of leverage that funds can take on. Fears that hedge-fund managers may leave Britain for tax-friendly Switzerland become less plausible if the EU erects tougher barriers for non-EU funds. But some of the AIFM proposals still look too draconian. The parliamentary draft dangles the possibility of a “passport” that would enable authorised third-country funds to sell their wares throughout the EU. But it comes at a high price. Funds would not just have to satisfy the EU about the quality of their home regimes in areas such as money-laundering and tax, but their home supervisors would also have to ensure that funds comply with EU rules—a bit of regulatory over-reach that will not go down well in places like America. Worse still, the parliamentary draft appears to ban EU investors from placing money with offshore funds that do not meet European rules. The second big area of contention concerns custodian banks—financial institutions that are responsible for keeping investors’ assets safe. Stung by the losses that European investors suffered at the hands of Bernie Madoff, perpetrator of the world’s biggest financial fraud, legislators want to increase custodians’ liability for the assets they look after. Pension funds and other investors fear they will be charged a higher premium by custodians as a result; they may also find it more difficult to put money into emerging markets if custodians become warier of delegating assets to sub-custodians in those countries. The provision on custodians “has potentially the biggest downside for the average investor,” says James Greig of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consultancy. These objections are the industry’s best hope of further change. European policymakers may not take too much notice of hedge-fund types and their defenders in the City of London. Ignoring the investors they are trying to protect is harder. Britain's phoney war over hedge funds
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