From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Data Warehouse Implementation | Hedge Fund IT Solutions

October 30, 2009

Deloitte & Netik Conference - Asset Management: Managing and scaling your reference, market and portfolio data
This article is part of our guide to Hedge Fund Business & Technical Issues.
On October 29, 2009 I attended an event at San Francisco’s Omni Hotel put on by Deloitte and Netik.  The event featured a panel discussion with the [...]

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Update on H.R. 3818 | Hedge Fund Registration Bill

October 30, 2009

As has been reported by a number of groups the Private Fund Investment Advisors Act of 2009 was approved by the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 67-1.  The proposed bill underwent a number of significant changes during the committee meeting.  The attached document shows (in redline format) the changes which were made [...]

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Hedge Fund Business & Technical Issues

October 29, 2009

Overview
In addition to providing startup and established managers with information on various hedge fund laws and regulations, we have also provided a number of articles on the general business issues that hedge fund managers need to address.  These articles cover a number of areas and many of the articles below are from service providers to [...]

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CTA Advertising and Marketing Issues to Consider

October 28, 2009

By Bart Mallon, Esq. (www.mallonpc.com)
Marketing for Small CTAs
For small commodity trading advisory (CTA) firms, marketing and advertising the expertise of the principals is a central way to gain new clients and make more money.  This overview is for the CTA Expo 2009 program entitled Marketing for Small CTAs. The program was sponsored by Traderview and [...]

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House Committee Votes for Hedge Fund Registration

October 27, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq. (http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com)
Private Equity Funds Not Excluded
Today the House Financial Services Committee voted to require hedge fund managers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  While private equity firms are also required to register under the proposed bill, managers to venture capital funds are excluded from this registration requirement.
The bill will next be [...]

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H.R. 3818 | Hedge Fund Registration

October 27, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq. (http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com)
Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 (text of act)
Below is the final text of the hedge fund registration bill as passed by the House Financial Services Commission.
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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3818
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require advisers of certain unregistered investment companies to register with and [...]

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Hedge Fund Audit Firms and Agreed Upon Procedures

October 27, 2009

Hedge Fund Due Diligence Firm Discusses “Agreed Upon Procedures”
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 Operational Issues and Failures).  Today we are publishing a piece by Chris which discusses hard to value hedge fund assets [...]

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Proposition Q and Hedge Funds

October 26, 2009

San Francisco Tax Law Could Affect Hedge Fund Managers
A little known tax law which was passed last year by San Francisco voters may create some harsh consequences for hedge fund managers based in The City by the Bay.  The following article was contributed by Karl Cole-Frieman of Cole-Frieman & Beugelmans.
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San Francisco’s Proposition Q and its [...]

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CFTC Head Addresses Futures Industry in Chicago

October 21, 2009

Futures Industry Association Annual Expo
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler today spoke at the Futures Industry Association’s annual expo in Chicago. While most of the Chairman’s speech  focused on the proposed regulation of the OTC derivatives markets, Chairman Gensler also discussed the recent SEC and CFTC Harmonization report. As you can imagine, Gensler [...]

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Investment Adviser Representative Registration Requirement

October 18, 2009

Employees of Registered IAs Must Generally be Registered
State registered investment advisory firms need to make sure that their employees who are deemed to be “investment advisory representatives” are appropriately registered. This means that any employee (or owner) of the IA firm who provides investment advice or who has supervisory authority will generally need to [...]

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