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Note: Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers in the U.K. Before and After the Global Financial Crisis
Pozen, Robert C.; Hammerle, MelissaCase HBS-311014-EEconomicsThis note will examine the regulatory framework for hedge funds in the United Kingdom (UK) before and after the financial crisis of 2008. First, it will discuss European Union (EU)-level regulation that applies to the UK as an EU member state. Second, it will discuss UK-specific regulation. Finally, this note will cover anticipated changes to regulation, both at the EU-level and within the UK, resulting from the financial crisis.Starting at €8.20
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George Soros: The Stateless Statesman
Jones, Geoffrey; Ying, WendyCase HBS-321012-EEntrepreneurshipThis case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after establishing Quantum Fund on the tax haven island of Cura ao in the Netherlands Antilles in 1973 where he was largely free from regulation. He earned a notorious reputation as the "man who broke the Bank of England" in 1992 and for his role in the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997. Soros also beca...Starting at €8.20