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The battle over the European Union’s proposed alternative investments regulation has once again shifted to the legislation’s affect on foreign hedge fund and private equity firms.

The Bank of England and Financial Services Authority have launched a new offensive against the European Union’s proposed hedge fund and private equity rules.

Danish pension fund ATP is making a big move into alternative investments as its seeks to build a portfolio for “all weather.”

Brevan Howard Asset Management’s new Switzerland office could house as many as 100 staffers seeking to escape higher taxes in the U.K.

Fund of hedge funds firm International Asset Management Limited has opened a branch office in Spain and is making a push to expand its client base in Southern Europe.

Kristin Davis, a former hedge fund executive whose escort service claimed former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer as a client, plans to run for Spitzer's old job.

Many distressed debt hedge funds launched to take advantage of the credit recovery are closing much earlier than expected.

Hedge fund manager Ross Haberman doesn’t need a $380-a-month apartment. But he’s certainly going to fight for it, anyway.

Cantor Fitzgerald has announced the creation of a new alternative investment and advisory business—Cantor Investment Advisors—which will be led by Stephen Ardizzoni.

In January, most market indices took a beating, and hedge funds were no exception.