Mar 7, 2012 | Basics, Due Diligence, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Regulation, Services, Starting a Hedge Fund, Technology
You could run a hedge fund from your laptop. The way things are going, you’ll probably be able to run one from your phone soon. But it’ll be a long time before that becomes a good idea. The main thing investors are concerned about is returns. Still,...
Sep 22, 2011 | Services, Starting a Hedge Fund, Technology
Hedge funds have known for some time the importance of having an effective disaster recovery solution in place. Recent regulations increasingly enforce this as a key principle for business operations. For any system to be effective, however, there are a number of...
Sep 8, 2011 | Starting a Hedge Fund, Technology
Business continuity planning. Disaster recovery. BCP. DR. You know the terms. You know investors are looking for them. But do you know what the real differences are between them? Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery have the same goal: to implement...
Mar 30, 2011 | Starting a Hedge Fund, Technology
Cloud computing is attracting a lot of attention these days based on the operational, efficiency and cost-saving benefits these services can provide. Rather than purchasing costly equipment, cloud services allowing fund managers to outsource hedge fund technology...
Mar 9, 2011 | Starting a Hedge Fund, Technology
Hedge fund technology is an integral part of operations and something that must not be overlooked during the launch process. It is important that a hedge fund manager define the firm’s needs and then map and budget technology accordingly. One area of caution when it...