Hedge Fund Managers Exempt from Registration in California As a general proposition, managers who are located in California must register as an investment adviser if they are providing investment advice for compensation.  There are exemptions from the registration requirement which we have detailed previously.  Because of the changes in the [...]

Emergency Action “Necessary” because of SEC Inaction The California Department of Corporations has provided a temporary six-month extension of Section 260.204.9 which exempts hedge fund managers from registration in California if the manager has more than $25M of AUM.  The exemption will be slightly modified to account for the changes to federal [...]

(www.hedgefundlawblog.com) State registered investment advisory firms usually have annual compliance requirements.  The following discusses the major issues for investment advisors (both hedge fund and separately managed account managers) who are registered in California.  In general, there is (i) an annual updating requirement and (ii) an annual financial filing requirement. Annual [...]

California Based Hedge Fund Managers Receive Answers to Common Questions As I have discussed many times before, each state securities division has different rules and regulations.  In addition, each state has different interpretations of those rules and regulations. This makes it difficult for hedge fund managers to really know exactly [...]

In the article Connecticut Hedge Fund Registration Exemption, we discussed that certain states like Connecticut provide administrative orders allowing hedge fund managers an exemption from the registration provisions under certain circumstances. Similarly certain states have provided a similar exemption to hedge fund managers through the securities commission rule making process.  [...]