Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB)

You might have already heard of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB). They are an organization built from the pocket change of 14 leading hedge funds which are mostly based in London. The trustess for the Hedge Fund Standards Board include:

• Sir Andrew Large - Interim Chairman
• Michael Alen-Buckley - RAB
• Michael Cohen - Och Ziff
• Christopher Fawcett - Chairman, AIMA
• Stuart Fiertz - Cheyne Capital
• Stanley Fink - Man Group plc
• Michael Hintze - CQS
• Klaus Jäntti - Brummer
• Nagi Kawkabani - Brevan Howard
• Paul Marshall - Marshall Wace
• Jeffrey Meyer - Gartmore
• Bernard Oppetit - Centaurus-Capital
• George Robinson - Sloane Robinson
• Manny Roman - GLG
• Paul Ruddock - Lansdowne Partners
• Rob Standing - LDFM
  

This group attempts to outline best practices that would increase the financial stability and reduce systematic risk within the hedge fund industry by suggesting best practices for all hedge funds to follow. The HFSB has just recently released its 144 page final report.

- Richard

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