US SEC Chair Wants Private Fund Fee Disclosures, Bond Market Transparency: Testimony

US SEC Chair Wants Private Fund Fee Disclosures, Bond Market Transparency: Testimony
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies at a U.S. Senate Banking Committee hearing on systemic risk and market oversight on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 22, 2012. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The chair of the top U.S. securities regulator wants private funds to disclose more information to investors about potential conflicts of interest and the fees they charge, according to congressional testimony published Monday evening.

Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), also wants to impose greater transparency on the corporate bond, municipal bond and asset-backed securities market, which combined are worth about $28 trillion, he wrote in the testimony submitted to the Senate Banking Committee.