Hedge Fund Regulation in the European Union: Current Trends and Future Prospects

Preface. Acknowledgements. About the Author. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Table of Legal Acts. Table of Cases. Introduction. Part One: Contemporary Hedge Fund Industry Profile and Conceptual Underpinnings of Hedge Fund Regulation. 1. Hedge Funds: Definition, Features, Evolution and Future Prospects. 2. The Case for Hedge Fund Regulation. Part 2: Hedge Funds under Community and Domestic Law. 3. Hedge Funds and Community Law. 4. Hedge Fund Regulation in Selected European Jurisdictions. 5. European Hedge Fund Initiatives and Regulatory Proposals. Part 3: Europe's Onshore Hedge Fund Industry: A Normative Proposal. 6. Harmonized Hedge Fund Regulation in the European Union. 7. Hedge Fund Regulation and Europe's Supervisory and Financial Stability Arrangements. 8. Endnote: What Objections to Hedge Fund Regulation? List of References. Index.