SEC Chief has hedge fund fee structure in his crosshairs

A former Goldman Sachs executive is amazed that the hedge fund 2-and-20 fee model is still being used, and wants to use his current role as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to change that.
SEC chair Gary Gensler | Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
SEC chair Gary Gensler | Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by ben bain, bloomberg

Gary Gensler, whose resume includes a stint at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., says he's amazed that the hedge fund 2-and-20 fee model has prevailed in the decades since he left Wall Street. In his current gig leading the Securities and Exchange Commission, he's signaling he wants to change that.

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