A recent PracticeEdge session presented by the Regulatory Compliance Association (RCA) addressed five key regulatory issues facing hedge fund managers: Broker-dealer registration, the JOBS Act, alternative mutual funds, fiduciary duties and cybersecurity.  Matthew S. Eisenberg, a partner at Finn Dixon & Herling, moderated the discussion.  The speakers included Walter Zebrowski, principal of Hedgemony Partners and RCA Chairman; David W. Blass, at the time of the session, Chief Counsel and Associate Director of the SEC Division of Trading and Markets; Brendan Kalb, General Counsel of AQR Capital Management LLC; Scott D. Pomfret, Regulatory Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Highfields Capital Management LP; and D. Forest Wolfe, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel of Angelo, Gordon & Co.  As is customary, Blass offered his own opinions, not the official views of the SEC.  (Subsequent to the event, Blass was appointed general counsel of the Investment Company Institute.)  See also “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Structure Their In-House Marketing Activities to Avoid a Broker Registration Requirement? (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 37 (Sep. 26, 2013); Part Two and Part One.