Feb 17, 2017 | Basics, News, Regulation
As 2017 unfolds, hedge funds face not only the ever-present reality of uncertain markets, but also the tentative future of the regulations under which they operate. Donald J. Trump’s ascendancy to the Presidency will almost certainly differentiate itself from his...
Jun 25, 2015 | Basics, Regulation
As early as the 1920’s, the League of Nations recognized the potential adverse consequences of disparate domestic tax structures on global growth and prosperity, the most significant of which is double taxation. The dizzying pace of globalization has forced the...
Dec 8, 2014 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Regulation
At first blush, the blatant manner in which most hedge fund managers have thumbed their collective noses at the prospect of marketing their funds under the umbrella of new laws and regulations allowing general solicitation may seem, well … a trifle backward. However,...
Oct 27, 2014 | Basics, Regulation
A debate brews between the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the hedge fund industry about proposed changes to the current definition of accredited investor. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires this definition be...
Jul 16, 2014 | Basics, Regulation
The removal of restrictions on general solicitation, a consequence of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, has created new opportunities for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe the depth of hedge fund pockets. The National Examination...
Jan 7, 2014 | News, Regulation
The year gone by: One of record-breaking index growth, an explosion in the growth of the number of alternative investment firms, strategies that stretched the bounds of human imagination, and the establishment of long-delayed and much-scrutinized regulations. Whether...
