Securities and Exchange Commission
The Commission is proposing for comment a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The proposed new rule and amendments would require advisers to certain private investment pools ("hedge funds") to register with the Commission under the Advisers Act. The rule and rule amendments are designed to provide the protections afforded by the Advisers Act to investors in hedge funds, and to enhance the Commission's ability to protect our nation's securities markets.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Parts 275 and 279 [Release No. IA-2266; File No. S7-30-04] RIN 3235-AJ25 AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing for comment a new rule and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The proposed new rule and amendments would require advisers to certain private investment pools (“hedge funds”) to register with the Commission under the Advisers Act. The rule and rule amendments are designed to provide the protections afforded by the Advisers Act to investors in hedge funds, and to enhance the Commission's ability to protect our nation's securities markets. DATES: Comments should be received on or before September 15, 2004. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic comments Use the Commission's Internet comment form ( http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​proposed.shtml ); or Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov . Please include File Number S7-30-04 on the subject line; or Use the Federal eRulemaking Portal ( http://www.regulations.gov ). Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Paper comments Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549-0609. All submissions should refer to File Number S7-30-04. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is us…
Citation: 69 FR 45172
