Inside Hunterbrook's plans for a 'news hedge fund'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : In instances where articles contain material non-public information, the company plans to publish the stories without trading on the news before publication.
52% : But after the FT broke news of Hunterbrook and its strategy earlier this week, questions have emerged concerning how the business would operate, how the fund would comply with securities law, and whether the lines would be blurred between hedge fund and newsroom.
51% : Any articles written by Hunterbrook reporters will be reviewed by compliance officers for material non-public information and then a decision will be made on whether they are tradable stories for the hedge fund.
49% : Reporters at the company will not seek out material non-public information though, like a hedge fund, may encounter it while reporting.
44% : A crucial question concerns stories containing details from company insiders who share material non-public information, trading on which is banned by US securities law.

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