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The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has been set up to act as custodian of the Best Practice Standards published by the Hedge Fund Working Group in 2008 and to promote conformity to the Standards. It is also responsible for ensuring that they are updated and refined as appropriate.  Antonio Borges became the first permanent Chairman of HFSB on July 1 2008, and a permanent Board of Trustees is now in place, bringing together major hedge fund investors including executives from a leading sovereign wealth fund, a UK pension fund manager and fund of funds alongside hedge fund managers.

Over 56 Hedge Fund Managers so far have committed and signed up to the Standards accounting for over US$215bn in AUM. The Hedge Fund Standards were drawn up by the HFWG bringing together 14 of the leading hedge funds in 2007 in response to concerns about the industry, including financial stability and systemic risk. The HFWG completed and published its Report in January 2008 outlining the Hedge Fund Standards.