From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Hedge Fund Investors Asking for More Meaningful Communication

August 31, 2009

Clients are demanding that investment managers communicate more than just data
The following white paper was released by BK Communications Group, a company which provides outsourced marketing and client communications solutions for the asset management industry.  According to a recent survey of institutional hedge fund investors, clients largely prefer that managers take the call for transparency [...]

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Commodity Pool Operators Scrambling After Surprise CFTC Decision

August 20, 2009

CFTC Withdraws Two No-Action Letters
In a surprise move the CFTC has withdrawn two no-action letters which is had just recently issued.  Under the new Chairman Gary Gensler, the CFTC has made an about face on this issue with regard to two commodity pool operators who were relying on the no-action letters issued in 2006.  Under [...]

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Hedge Fund Operational Issues and Failures

August 19, 2009

Hedge Fund Due Diligence Firm Releases White Paper
We’ve published a number of thoughtful pieces on this blog from Chris Addy, president and CEO of Castle Hall Alternatives (see, for example, article on Hedge Fund Auditors).  Today we are publishing a press release which announces a new white paper from Castle Hall detailing the various reasons [...]

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Deal Book: New Hedge Fund with Questionable Name

August 19, 2009

The New York Times Deal Book today ran a story about a new hedge fund named Ground Zero Strategic Commodities.  The author of the story noted that:
Putting the words “Ground Zero” in a hedge fund name may disturb many people as it undoubtedly conjures up images of the site where the World Trade Center was [...]

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Series 79 Exam Available November 2, 2009

August 19, 2009

FINRA Announces Date of First Series 79 Exam
The new investment banking exam, the Series 79, will be available for those first new test takers on November 2, 2009 at any of the FINRA testing centers (Pearson and Prometric).  In addition to the test date announcement, FINRA also published a Series 79 Content Outline which seems [...]

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Start a Hedge Fund in the Cayman Islands

August 18, 2009

How to Set Up a Cayman Islands Hedge Fund
There are two main jurisdictions to establish an offshore hedge fund (either as a single hedge fund or as part of a master-feeder structure).  The two jurisdictions are the BVI and the Cayman Islands.  This article will discuss some of the features of Cayman Island based hedge [...]

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The Future of Hedge Funds: A Look at the Industry and Opportunities for Women

August 17, 2009

What the Future Holds for Women in the Hedge Fund Industry
Occasionally we will have readers submit potential articles for publication on this website which is the case with the post below.  If you are interested in having your article re-published on our website, please contact us.
Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFRI) recently conducted a study that [...]

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Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009

August 11, 2009

Obama Administration to Regulate Derivatives Markets
Today the Treasury announced that the Obama Administration proposed a bill named the “Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009″.  The bill proposes to amend a number of the securities laws (including the Commodity Exchange Act, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), to regulate the [...]

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Hedge Funds and Bloomberg

August 5, 2009

Many hedge fund managers were introduced to the Bloomberg terminal when they began their trading careers.  The terminal, with its iconic user interface which has changed only by small increments over time, can be found in most large asset management companies as well as in smaller groups like family offices, fund of hedge funds, hedge [...]

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Investment Adviser Registration Filing Tips

August 4, 2009

How to get an IA application approved quickly
Occasionally we find the opportunity to comment on other blog posts from other legal professions within and outside of the investment management industry.  A legal blogger who I regularly follow is David Feldman from the Reverse Mergers & SPAC Blog.  David is the expert in the reverse mergers [...]

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