SEC Brings Case Against Raj Rajaratnam Below is another case of a hedge fund manager who was alledgedly engaged in insider trading. The SEC seems particularly excited about this cased because of the high profile nature of the manager who was involved. The major charge is against Raj Rajaratnam who [...]

Commodity Trading Advisor Conference Next week there will be a conference for Commodity Trading Advisors held in Chicago at the Hotel Monaco.  The conference, entitled the CTA Expo 2009, will be held on Wednesday and will feature a variety of topics of interest to CTAs.  The agenda includes: Continental Breakfast [...]

CFTC Chairman Gensler Applauds “Historic Progress” In a first step towards increased regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives markets, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009.  The act is one of several initiatives to increase regulatory oversight of the financial markets and if passed by [...]

Practical guidance for CTA and CPO firms Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) and Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) have been contacting me with greater regularity and we have decided to provide those firms with more detailed information on their registration and compliance requirements. Over the course of the next few weeks we [...]

SEC’s Madoff Failure Cited in Lawsuit Just a quick note that the New York Times has written an article about two Madoff investors who are suing the SEC for not doing its job.  It will likely be a tough case for the investors/plaintiffs to prevail upon because of the doctrine [...]

Treasury Announces Closings and Releases Draft LPA Last week the Treasury announced the initial closing of some funds under the PPIP. The Treasury also released the draft form of the PPIP Limited Partnership Agreement.  The draft LPA is similar to a limited partnership agreement which you would be part of [...]

The press release below from NASAA, the representative body of the state securities administrators, announces an IARD (Investment Adviser Registration Depository) fee waiver for next year.  The fee waiver will cover both the IARD fees for registering investment advisory firms as well as the fees for individuals.  Previously firms had [...]

http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com As part of our ongoing discussion on how to raise assets for hedge funds, today we have another guest post from Karl Cole-Frieman who specializes in providing legal advice to hedge funds and other alternative asset managers.  Mr. Cole-Frieman specializes in Loan Trading and Distressed Debt Transactions, ISDAs, Soft [...]

Technology Solutions for Registered Hedge Fund Managers http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com It is the final quarter of this year’s political season and it has become clear that the earlier clamor for hedge fund registration has been overshadowed by larger political issues – namely health care legislation and the cap and trade bill.  Recent [...]

Information on How to Buy ERISA Bond Purchasing an ERISA Fidelity Bond is essentially the same as purchasing a fidelity bond for an investment advisory firm and this article is meant to serve as guide as to cost and timing to secure one of these bonds. Overview Generally a manager will [...]