Wherethere is noexpressconsent, consent can beinferred from relevantconduct, or from the business or other relationship the sender has with the recipient.
In short, it is relevant to exam the conduct of the independent counsel his staff, for their behavior impacts directly on the credibility of the evidence in the referral.
Unregulated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or other relevant regulators, hedge funds are not subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed on their public fund brethren, such as retail mutual funds in the United States or authorised unit trusts in the United Kingdom.
Unless the FCC manages to conduct a transparent process involving scientists with strong backgrounds in the relevant disciplines but with no investment in this particular question, it is only likely to add the already lamentable confusion.