Basics | Hedge Fund Marketing Association

Are Hedge Funds an Inherently Unsustainable Enterprise?

Oct 11, 2017 | Basics

Financial institutions such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase were founded generations ago. Alternatively, how many hedge funds can be named that have outlived their founders? Of course, the reason is obvious; hedge funds are a product of their...

Redemption Stress and How to Avoid It

Sep 28, 2017 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy

The stresses faced by a hedge fund manager are many and varied. Beset by burdensome regulations, market uncertainties, geopolitical turmoil, and FOMC interest rate announcements, even the strongest among us would typically bow under the pressure. Though these...

Why Is Everyone Looking This Gift Horse in the Mouth?

Sep 15, 2017 | Basics

The bull market in U.S. equities is now just over eight and one-half years old, but it is probably the most despised rally in history. Wall Street is behaving as a child caught with its hand in the cookie jar. Even back-to-back hurricanes, one of which engulfed an...

New York City Hedge Funds Need to Prepare for Halloween

Aug 31, 2017 | Basics

We’re not kidding! Early in May of this year, New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio (D), signed a new provision in the New York City Human Rights Law, which prohibits a prospective employer from asking any questions about an applicant’s previous compensation. This law...

The Hedge Fund Industry Is On a Winning Streak

Aug 18, 2017 | Basics, Hedge Fund Rankings

It’s mid-August and we have reliable data on hedge fund performance through July 2017. According to reports, hedge funds, in the aggregate, have achieved July gains of 0.88 percent and year-to-date gains of 4.27 percent, marking nine straight months of positive...

Has Activist Become a Dirty Word in the Hedge Fund Industry?

Aug 3, 2017 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy

If you’ve yet to read this recent article in Reuter’s, the thought may not have crossed your mind. However, after reading this, one does not necessarily come away with the sense that the question has been answered. Rather, it has been posed. What Is an Activist Hedge...