MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION for MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislation and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting hedge funds and other alternative investments. S. 506 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 31 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proper tax treatment of certain indebtedness discharged in 2009 or 2010, and for other purposes H.R.1935 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services H. R. 1068 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on certain securities transactions to the extent required to recoup the net cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 506 (111th), H.R. 1068 (111th), S. 31 (111th), H.R. 1935 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments. S. 447 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes S. 344 To require hedge funds to register with the SEC S.298 To establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes S. 272 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to Require On-Exchange Derivatives Trading H.R. 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.711 To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to remove the registration exception for certain investment advisors with less than 15 clients H.R.713 To require the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund industry

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th), S. 447 (111th), H.R. 713 (111th), S. 344 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 711 (111th), S. 298 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments. S. 447 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy and agricultural commodities, and for other purposes S.298 To establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes S. 272 Derivatives Trading Integrity Act of 2009 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to Require On-Exchange Derivatives Trading H.R. 977 Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008 H.R.713 To require the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund industry

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 298 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th), S. 447 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 713 (111th)

Retirement RET

Meetings and calls with Members and staff of House and Senate Committees and agency officials concerning possible legislative and regulatory measures and Congressional studies affecting the hedge fund industry and other alternative investments. H.R.712 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require in the annual report of each defined benefit pension plan disclosure of plan investments in hedge funds

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 712 (111th)