Hedge Fund Assets Soar Under New SEC Laws

The listed value of assets under management at many hedge funds is increasing by huge magnitudes as funds comply with the Dodd-Frank bill and file with the SEC. Under the new regulations firms must register with the SEC and must for the first time disclose the value of assets they have that are financed by borrowing.

That rule change is having a multiplication effect on the figures given by the funds and the trend will continue as more funds register with the regulator and the true value of their assets is...