January 14, 2009
Overview of Hedge Fund Taxation
The following is a reprint of the Joseph Bankman’s testimony before Congress. Mr. Bankman is a professor at Stanford Law School. While the testimony has a bias against the current hedge fund taxation structure, it provides a great overview of hedge fund tax issue, specifically the taxation of the hedge fund [...]
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January 10, 2009
Starting a hedge fund in New Mexico
Hedge fund managers who reside in New Mexico will be deemed to be investment advisors under New Mexico’s securities act and, unfortunately, there is no exemption available from the registration provisions of the act. This means that before a manager establishes a fund based in New Mexico, he will [...]
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Hedge Funds and Insider Trading
October 10, 2009Hedge Fund Manager/Trader Settles Charges with SEC
Insider trading cases pop up every now and again and most cases do not warrant highlighting - post-Boesky everyone in the securities industry is well aware that trading on inside information is illegal. However, it warrants emphasis that the SEC will crack down on hedge fund managers or traders [...]