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Hedge Fund Databases | Survey of Databases

March 8, 2010

Hedge fund databases are online databases that collect and publish information and performance results from hedge fund managers who list their fund.  Usually these databases are open to accredited investors who subscribe to the website.
Aside from providing basic information on the hedge fund, including the name of the fund, the manager, and contact information, the [...]

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Securities Exam Changes in 2010

February 15, 2010

Series 63, Series 65 and Series 66 Changed as of January 1, 2010
In an earlier post, we discussed that the passing grades for the Series 65 and 66 have increased.  Below is further information from the Securities Training Corporation on the changes to the securities exams in 2010.
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The Series 63, 65, and 66 Examinations Are [...]

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Hedge Fund Marketing - Building a Strong Brand Identity

January 18, 2010

Importance of Brand Identity Emphasized in Recent White Paper
There has been a clear trend over the last 12-18 months for hedge funds to focus on a number of operational issues in order to become more attractive to institutional investors.  While much of focus has been on the risk management side, I have seen more recent [...]

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FLOORED Screening in San Francisco | 100 Women in Hedge Funds

January 8, 2010

Movie on Traders to be Screened in San Francisco
On January 28 the San Francisco investment management community will come together to watch the movie “FLOORED” which documents the issues facing floor traders as the industry continues its march away from traditional floor trading.  Please see the release below for more information.
Additionally, on an unrelated note, [...]

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Qualified Eligible Person (QEP) Definition

December 24, 2009

The securities laws can be written obtusely and the definition of a qualified eligible person (QEP) may be one of the best examples of this.  There is no quick and easy definition of a what a QEP is so we are trying to make it as easy as possible to understand.  This post discusses the [...]

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Fund Appreciation Rights

December 6, 2009

Alternative Hedge Fund Compensation Structure
At the very beginning of this year there was much discussion about the hedge fund compensation structure in light of the horrible returns from 2008.  Many funds lost money but managers aren’t typically subject to the same types of clawback provisions as private equity fund managers.  Additionally some funds had to [...]

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Weekly Hedge Fund News Stories | November 30 - December 4

December 5, 2009

Below are a list of some of the news stories which caught my attention this week.
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Hedge Fund Carried Interest Tax “Loophole” Repeal? - the hedge fund carried interest “loophole” is again being discussed as a potential issue to be addressed by Congress before the end of the year.  One proposal introduced by Representative Levin (R) [...]

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Hedge Funds, the Secondary Market and PTP Issues

December 4, 2009

Secondary Hedge Fund Market Poses Issues for Fund Managers
Recently there have been a number of groups springing up to provide a secondary hedge fund market.  While such platforms provide investors with a potential avenue to get out of their illiquid investment (the investment in the fund may be illiquid for a number of reasons including [...]

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Job Applicant - Fund Accounting and Portfolio Analysis

November 25, 2009

Normally I do not use this blog as an area to advertise job openings or the resume’s of prospective job applicants, but I wanted to make an exception for a good friend of mine.  If you know of any career opportunities in portfolio analysis or fund accounting, please let me know.  The following is information [...]

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Hedge Fund Manager Registration to Cost Taxpayers $140 Million (at least)

November 17, 2009

CBO Calculates Cost of House Hedge Fund Bill
This past week the Congressional Budge Office (“CBO”) released a cost estimate of H.R. 3818, the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009.  In a number of private conversations I have had about hedge fund registration over the last 9-12 months one of the issues that was [...]

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