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20 August
Posted in Business Issues

Hedge Fund Subscription & Withdrawal Process

The hedge fund subscription process (i.e. placing investor money into the fund’s brokerage account for investment) is a basic process that may be slightly different for each fund based on a number of factors.  Managers should make sure they understand the subscription process because investors may ask questions about the [...]

Hedge Fund Audit Firms and Agreed Upon Procedures

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 [...]

Bay Area Hedge Fund Roundtable Event

Panel Discussion on State of Hedge Fund Industry Yesterday afternoon (May 6th) the Bay Area Hedge Fund Roundtable, a group of professionals within the hedge fund industry, gathered for a panel presentation entitled “Change…Critical Legal, Tax, Acounting and Regulatory Updates You Need to Know.”  The presentation was moderated by Pamela [...]

18 February

Hedge Fund Administrator Charity

As described in the press release reprinted below a hedge fund administrator is providing reduced fees to clients who donate their set up fees to Hedge Funds Care, a charity which benefits abused children.  Hedge Funds Care puts on a number of events throughout the US.  The San Francisco Hedge [...]

12 February

Hedge Fund Law Questions

Recently I have received a few good hedge fund law questions.  Please remember that these answers are general discussions of the law and should not be a substitute for actual legal advice.  This discussion does not form an attorney-client relationship, please see our disclaimer. **** Question: [with reference to the [...]

8 January

Hedge Fund Audits Post Madoff

Hedge Fund Audits Expected to Increase in Importance The Madoff scandal has shown the hedge fund industry many things, not the least of which is the importance of hedge fund audits.  While the details of Madoff’s audits are still a little unclear, it has been widely reported that the audit [...]

7 January
Posted in Uncategorized

SEC Stands Behind “Fair Value” Accounting

FASB may re-evaluate FAS 157 in light of recent market events While the SEC does not directly control the manner in which hedge fund assets are valued for the purpose of striking a NAV for a fund, the SEC valuation policies are important for hedge funds in a number of [...]

16 December

Operational Issues for Hedge Fund Managers Using Multiple Prime Brokers

The hedge fund and investment management industry has seen many radical changes during the last year, including the consolidation (or elimination) of the large prime brokerage firms.  Because of these events many funds have moved to a multi-prime broker model instead of the more traditional single prime broker model.  There [...]

5 December
Posted in Press Releases

Hedge Fund Administrator Completes SAS 70 Type II (Press Release)

GlobeOp Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Examination for Second Consecutive Year LONDON, UK; NEW YORK, NY, USA – 4 December 2008 – GlobeOp Financial Services (“GlobeOp®”, LSE:GO.) today announced that, for the second consecutive year, it has successfully completed a SAS 70 Type II examination of specified middle-, back-office [...]

Hedge Fund Administration – New Issues for Managers to Consider

I came across another very good article which examines the new landscape of the hedge fund industry and brings up some pertinent points which both hedge fund managers and investors should be aware of.  The issue is that many of the prime brokerage firms and very large global banks have [...]

Hedge Fund Legal Services

Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP provides comprehensive legal services for new and existing hedge funds as well as for other investment management companies.

If you are thinking of starting a hedge fund or an incubator fund, please call Bart Mallon of Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP today at
415-868-5345.

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