Private Fund Update - March 17, 2014

As the East Coast digs out of the snow once again, this week's Private Fund Update describes:

• The major housing finance reform bill released over the weekend by the two top Senators on the Senate Banking Committee (Johnson and Crapo);

• The five bills that passed the House Financial Services Committee last week; and

• The SEC's new enforcement cooperation initiative for municipal underwriters and issuers.

Key things to watch this week include:

• Tuesday's CFTC roundtable on risk management by commodity pool operators;

• Wednesday's 8th Annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce Capital Markets Summit in DC; and

• Janet Yellen's first press conference as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, which takes place Wednesday after the FMOC meeting.

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