http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1402.html?rev=2708 <p>S. 1402 would amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 2708@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:19:48 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_SN_1402.html?rev=2709 <p>S. 1402 would amend the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 with respect to the exemption to registration requirements.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Hedge Fund Registration Act of 2007 - Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 with respect to the exemption from registration requirements of an investment adviser who: (1) during the preceding 12 months has had fewer than 15 clients; (2) does not hold himself out generally to the public as an investment adviser; and (3) does not act as one to any registered investment company or a company which has elected to be a business development company.</p> <p>Revises such exemption to specify, in addition to these criteria, that during the preceding 12-month period the investment adviser: (1) had assets under management of not more than million; and (2) did not manage the assets of more than 15 investors, whether individually, in a pooled investment vehicle, or otherwise.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/15/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 2709@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:19:48 EDT