Category: Blog
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Fund Fire
Managers Warm Up to US Tokenized Private Funds After Overseas Gains January 22, 2025 Proponents of tokenizing alts funds are closely watching the U.S. legislative and regulatory landscape this year for changes that encourage new product development activity, more advanced structures and wider investor adoption. And more alternative fund managers are taking initial steps to…
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Capitol Gains by CQ
House, Senate lawmakers call on Fed to fill vice chair for supervision role More than two dozen lawmakers are urging the Federal Reserve Board to fill quickly the vice chair for supervision position that is now vacant. … The appointment of a new vice chair for supervision will be done as the White House asserts more…
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Politico Morning Money
January 7, 2025 First in MM— Michael Pedroni, a former director of Treasury’s Markets Room who’s also worked at the Investment Company Institute and the Managed Funds Association, has launched a boutique consulting firm called Highland Global Advisors that will focus on strategy and advocacy for financial services and technology companies. — In a letter to Trump’s transition…
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Politico US Influence: Jobs Report
January 7, 2025 Michael Pedroni, a former director of Treasury’s Markets Room who’s also worked at the Investment Company Institute and the Managed Funds Association, has launched the boutique consulting firm Highland Global Advisors, per Morning Money. Full article
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Politico EU Influence: Consultancy
January 16, 2025 January 16, 2025 After three years at the Investment Company Institute, Michael Pedroni has founded Highland Global Advisors, a consultancy aimed at helping tech and finance companies navigate the market between Washington and Brussels. Full article
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Pensions & Investments
Trump Issues Executive Order Establishing Digital Assets Working Group January 24, 2025 Michael Pedroni, founder and CEO of Highland Global Advisors, a consulting firm for financial services and technology firms navigating U.S. and European regulations, told Pensions & Investments that the order is “exactly what we think needs to be done in order to get the ball…
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Ignites Europe
US ESG backslide risks European complications January 21, 2025 …People familiar with the situation said the rapid change in asset managers’ policies and public stances in response to political changes in the US was similar to the changes made by firms at the start of the decade as the EU imposed its ESG rulebook. “A…
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Financial News London
What the City must do to thrive under Trump 2.0 February 6, 2025 The ‘special relationship’ between the UK and US is under threat. But the City has a unique opportunity to preserve its position as a global financial services hub Full article
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Fund Fire
Managers Warm Up to US Tokenized Private Funds After Overseas Gains January 22, 2025 …Another potential spark is hope that an SEC led by Trump nominee Paul Atkins will take steps to embrace tokenized products more openly, said Michael Pedroni, CEO at Highland Global Advisors, a strategic consultancy for financial services firms. “The expectation is that he’s going to be much…
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L’Agefi
La compétitivité financière de l’Europe se heurte à Trump 2.0 January 21, 2025 Donald Trump revient à la Maison Blanche avec un programme qui touchera fortement la compétitivité des entreprises européennes et les marchés des capitaux. Dans cette tribune, Michael Pedroni, fondateur de Highland Global Advisors, propose quatre mesures pour renforcer la position de l’Europe…