Hedge funds take their time in registering; Many seem to be in no hurry to meet a December deadline.(News)

Investment News, September, 2005

Byline: Christine Williamson CHICAGO - Hedge fund managers are taking their time in registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With the practical registration deadline three months away, just more than half of the 50 largest hedge funds have yet to file Form ADV, according to a search by sister publication Pensions & Investments of the SEC's Investment Advisor Public Disclosure website.

Among the unregistered are some of the hedge fund world's largest players, including GLG Partners LP of London, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group of New York, Citadel Investment Group LLC of Chicago and Vega Asset Management (USA) LLC of New York. Vega will be registering in the fall, said Jennifer Lowney, a spokeswoman. A spokeswoman for...

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