Hedge Funds To Face Tougher Regulation, Short Position Filings?

Hedge funds have been under the microscope of U. S. securities regulators for quite some time now, with former Securities and Exchange Commission officials and industry experts warning the managers to be prepared for strict federal regulations, as reported by Svea Herbst-Bayliss from Reuters. Once-secretive hedge funds have been under the radar for a year now regarding the money they manage, the kind of clients they have and how they plan to make money. The hedge managers are hopeful that a part of the requirements under Dodd-Frank financial reform act, to register with the SEC, will be taken back. But…