Oct 30, 2012 | Regulation, Starting a Hedge Fund
Starting a new hedge fund is an all-consuming enterprise, even for seasoned hedge fund managers who’ve been through the start-up process previously. In every direction there are time-critical issues that must be attended to, ranging from hedge fund marketing to get...
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,...
Oct 17, 2011 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Regulation
The state of Massachusetts has decided to make direct investments with 11 of the world’s biggest and best-known hedge fund managers, rather than going the fund-of-funds route. Trustees for the state’s $46 billion pension fund have voted to allocate $280...
Aug 1, 2011 | Regulation, Starting a Hedge Fund
This past week, billionaire George Soros announced that he would be returning roughly $1 billion to investors and ending his career as a hedge fund manager for outside investors. Instead, Soros and his two sons, Robert and Jonathan, have decided to convert the firm...
Jun 13, 2011 | Hedge Fund Marketing Strategy, Regulation, Starting a Hedge Fund
Hedge fund managers will continue to create clones of their offshore funds in EU-domiciled locations, but more managers are finding alternatives to the UCITs framework. That’s the conclusion of a recent survey released by RBC Dexia and KPMG. In addition to...
Apr 20, 2011 | Basics, Regulation, Services, Starting a Hedge Fund
The demise of hedge fund hotels never happened. Years after UBS got caught by Massachusetts regulators steering its tenants none-too-subtly toward its trading operations, dozens if not hundreds of business centers around the world continue catering to managers engaged...
