May 23, 2018 | Basics, News
Even as the Trump Administration eases regulatory burden across all sectors of the national economy, our friends across the pond are laboring to fill the vacuum. Beginning May 25, 2018, all organizations, including hedge funds, must conform their data practices to...
Apr 12, 2018 | Basics, Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, News
Citi’s Business Advisory Services, in concert with Citi Services, projects a brave new world in its new survey entitled Industry Revolution – Investment Management in 2033; a world in which blockchain technology and artificial intelligence couples with big data to...
Mar 26, 2018 | Basics, News
Snapping a 15-month winning streak, hedge funds saw negative aggregate gains in February, posting a disappointing –1.84 percent return for the month. Nonetheless, HFR reports the industry remains in positive territory for the year, with a net year-to-date gain of...
Jan 17, 2018 | Basics, News
January 8, 2018 marked the end of Steven Cohen’s ban from handling outside money. As most will recall, after almost a decade of investigation, his firm, SAC Capital Management, was found guilty of insider trading and a fine of $1.8 billion was extracted by the...
Jan 1, 2018 | Basics, News
It’s true – Trump can’t always get what he wants. However, if you look closely, you just might find, he gets what he needs. While carried interest did survive, technically speaking, a deeper dive into the particulars reveals a significant change that...
Dec 8, 2017 | Basics, News
As 2017 winds down, hedge funds continue their winning streak, posting aggregate gains of almost one-half percent in November. Pressure mounts for the hedge fund industry to replicate those gains in December and deliver 12 straight months of gains in 2017 for the...