Feb 18, 2014 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Starting a Hedge Fund
A hedge fund manager’s model needs to do two very important things besides its principal purpose of finding ways of growing investments in excess of market conditions. It also has to find a way of rewarding the sharp operator who developed it and marketed it....
Feb 4, 2014 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Starting a Hedge Fund
If you’re managing a hedge fund, it goes without saying that you’re off-the-scale smart when it comes to the math underlying investment analysis. You probably have a model that can pick winners, winnow out the losers and provide a return on capital...
Sep 13, 2012 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Starting a Hedge Fund
When it comes to starting a hedge fund or stepping an existing fund up to the next level, garnering assets through assorted fund solicitation efforts targeted to investor groups ranging from individuals to institutions is an ongoing fact of life—no money and there’s...
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,...
Feb 6, 2012 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy
Despite a dismal year for performance and continued attacks on hedge funds in the media, the industry stills seems to be doing a good job at marketing and attracting money from big institutional investors. First, there’s a survey from hedge fund service provider...
Jan 16, 2012 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, News
Not only did several high-profile hedge fund managers such as John Paulson have a tough year in 2011, it now appears that performance data for the entire industry is being called into question. Research indicates that the aggregate data used by hedge funds to justify...
