As members of the European commission gathered in Stockholm to mark the start of the Swedish presidency on Wednesday (1 July), the country's financial markets minister warned against overregulation of the hedge fund and private equity sectors.
"It is not private equity that caused the crisis, nor hedge funds. But in some countries, the political debate portrays private equity and hedge funds as the problem," said Mats Odell.
"That's not the same as saying we shouldn't regulate th...
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