http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com Blogging on hedge fund laws, hedge fund start ups, news and events... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:08:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How to write a hedge fund disclaimer One of the more unusual requests (in my opinion) that we receive on this site is how to write a hedge fund disclaimer.  I think that this is unusual because I would assume that most hedge fund managers would want to make sure that ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/hedge-fund-disclaimer.html Hedge Fund Investors Guide Many potential hedge fund investors come to this website for information on how to invest in a hedge fund.  While there are many headlines and resources for hedge fund managers, there are fewer resources out there for hedge fund investors.  This article will provide an overview of ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/how-to-invest-in-a-hedge-fund.html Starting a hedge fund in North Carolina The North Carolina Securities Division has a very good website which provides great information for managers based in North Carolina.  Unlike many securities divisions, it informs the public when new securities rules are proposed and provides links to the proposed rules.  The site also ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/north-carolina-hedge-fund-law.html Hedge Fund Questions For the new year we will publish a list of common questions we receive from our readers.  This question involves hedge fund valuation. Question: Can a hedge fund provide its own valuation? Answer: Generally yes, provided that the hedge fund offering documents state that the valuation of the hedge fund’s ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/can-a-hedge-fund-value-its-own-assets.html The Madoff scandal, which caught the SEC and savy institutional investors flat-footed, is increasing the pressure for more oversight and regulation within investment management and hedge fund industries.   It is expected that Congress will be busy with this and other matters regarding regulation of the capital markets.  In fact, Senator ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/hedge-funds-congress-and-madoff.html Idaho has another well run securities division and their website is particularly helpful.  The information below comes from their website and describes the major laws that hedge fund managers in Idaho need to be concerned about.  The information is applicable to traditional securities-only hedge fund managers (with regard to investment ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/idaho-hedge-fund-law.html Iowa has a very good securities division which is familiar with the rules regarding hedge fund private placements.  The notice below was provided by Iowa's securities division to inform entities engaging in private placements the specific rules applicable to Iowa.  Notice like this is invaluable to start up hedge funds ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/iowa-hedge-fund-law.html How to Start a Hedge Fund Many future hedge fund managers have misconceptions about how to start a hedge fund – either they think it is a very basic process that takes no time or resources, or they think that it will take too much time and will be cost prohibitive.  ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/how-to-start-a-hedge-fund-%e2%80%93-primer-for-start-up-hedge-fund-managers.html Exemption from the Registration Provisions of the Investment Advisors Act We have discussed the SEC hedge fund registration exemption many times before, but we have not addressed it directly.For most management companies with a single hedge fund client, registration is actually a relatively easy and straightforward process.  Once hedge fund managers ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/sec-hedge-fund-registration-exemption-%e2%80%93-section-203b3-and-rule-203b3-1.html Earlier we discussed a release by the NFA in which they expressed the desire to apply the NFA Compliance Rule 2-29 to current NFA Members who are involved in the off-exchange forex markets (see NFA Proposes Rule 2-29 Apply to Forex Members).  We believe that the CFTC will approve the ... http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com/nfa-interpretive-notices-on-advertising-practices-applicable-to-nfa-forex-members.html