Hedge Funds Trading Treasuries to Be Tagged Dealers by SEC (2)

Hedge funds and proprietary trading firms that regularly trade US Treasuries are set to be labeled as dealers by the Securities and Exchange Commission — a tag that brings greater compliance costs and scrutiny.

The SEC on Tuesday boosted oversight of trading by the firms, which are increasingly responsible for liquidity in the world’s biggest government bond market. The new regulations also apply to market participants in other government bonds, equities and additional securities.

Wall Street’s main regulator under Chair Gary Gensler has homed in on the Treasuries market and the private-funds industry as needing more guardrails. Although some aspects ...