MFA making lemonade.(Managed Funds Association working with Securities and Exchange Commission for preparing managers for registration )

Futures (Cedar Falls, Iowa),  March, 2005  by Collins, Daniel P.

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After fighting the good fight in opposing the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) quest to register hedge funds, the Managed Funds Association ((MFA) has changed course and is now working with the SEC to make sure managers are prepared for registration and that the registration process is not overly onerous.

At its annual Network conference in Key Biscayne, Fla., MFA Chairman Adam Cooper said the lobbying group was refocusing its efforts on building and reinforcing cooperative and constructive relationships with industry regulators.

To that end, the MFA added a half-day ...

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