the seal of the us securities and exchange commission sec is seen at their headquarters in washington dc us may 12 2021 reutersandrew kellyfile photo washington jan 19 reuters  the us securities and exchange commission sec will vote next week to propose boosting hedge fund disclosures in a bid to enhance industry oversight and investor protections the agencys chair said on wednesday gary gensler told reporters that the sec will vote to propose rule changes to the form private fund pf which many hedge funds and other private funds file quarterly detailing their purchases and sales of securities while gensler did not detail the proposed changes he has previously said the sec was exploring increasing the frequency and details of such disclosures form pf is mandated by the 2010 doddfrank financial reform law and is also used by the financial stability oversight council to monitor risks to the us financial system however critics say the forms do not provide sufficient information and that hedge funds are able to operate with too little transparency the sector drew fresh scrutiny after hedge fund deleveraging contributed toward turmoil in the us treasuries market in march 2020 and hedge funds were again at the center of last years gamestop gmen memestock saga gensler added on wednesday that the agency would also next week propose new rules to boost corporate pay disclosures  specifically the pay versus performance metrics of its workforce  and increase transparency in the trading of us treasuries reporting by katanga johnson in washington editing by michelle price