Congress Weighs End to Tax Break for Hedge Funds
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The little-known tax break has allowed wealthy financiers to cut their total income tax bills by billions of dollars.
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The rise of Caribbean tax havens coincides with recent calls by American legislators for greater oversight and taxation of hedge funds.
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As Congress debates taxes on hedge funds and private equity firms, Blackstone has devised a way for its partners to avoid paying taxes on $3.7 billion.
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A co-author of a U.S. Senate bill  that would raise taxes on private equity firms going public  said on Wednesday he was open to discussing shortening a  built-in transition period that cushions any potential tax hit  on Blackstone Group LP.
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Investors are heading into a quarter that will likely favor small- and mid-cap stocks as corporate profits rise and businesses rush to take advantage of a tax break designed to give a lift to small manufacturers.
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Uncle Sam has made his first foray into possibly raising taxes on the private equity and hedge fund industry with what Wall Street has dubbed âthe Blackstone bill.â
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U.S. regulators said on Wednesday that Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  should be able to unwind the positions of its two troubled hedge funds without causing wider financial market distress.
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A spring boom in the markets has translated into fatter paychecks for hedge fund managers. Here's what they'll do with the cash.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A narrow majority of Securities and Exchange Commission members voted Tuesday to require hedge funds to share more information with the agency.
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It's bonus season on Wall Street and there's plenty of holiday cheer this year. The New York State comptroller yesterday said the securities industry will distribute envelopes stuffed with about $24 billion -- a sum larger than the gross national product of many countries. If you were to add in the hedge funds arrayed along the Connecticut gold coast and the private-equity firms scattered around the country, the number could easily top $50 billion....
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A senior Democrat said yesterday that if Congress tried to raise taxes on U S private equity firms and hedge funds, it must do the same with other partnerships involving oil, real estate, and venture capital.
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The Treasury and Revenue & Customs propose tax exemptions for many foreign dividends.
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A bill to shore up the private  pension system is virtually finished after months of  negotiations, but arguments continue over whether to include  popular tax breaks, U.S. House Republican leaders said on  Thursday.
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U.S. stocks may stall at the start of  this week as investors wait for word from the Federal Reserve's  final policy meeting of the year.
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WASHINGTON A corporate tax bill that would end a trade war with Europe and shower more than 140 (b) billion dollars in tax breaks on American companies is nearing congressional approval.
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A deeply divided SEC voted Tuesday to mandate new oversight for hedge funds -- largely unregulated investment pools, traditionally for the wealthy, that have become popular with small investors.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses and $10.1 billion separately to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...