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FLOORED Film Peeks Inside Chicago Trading World

February 1, 2010

Audience Reacts Positively to James Allen Smith’s Documentary on Chicago Floor Trading
On Thursday evening at the Roxie Theatre in San Francisco, the professional women’s organization 100 Women in Hedge Funds sponsored the showing of Floored, a documentary by ex-floor trader James Allen Smith that offers a peek inside the lives, successes, and struggles of former traders [...]

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House Committee Votes for Hedge Fund Registration

October 27, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq. (http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com)
Private Equity Funds Not Excluded
Today the House Financial Services Committee voted to require hedge fund managers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  While private equity firms are also required to register under the proposed bill, managers to venture capital funds are excluded from this registration requirement.
The bill will next be [...]

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Thoughts on Hedge Fund Offering Documents

February 25, 2009

FAQs on Offering Documents
I recently read an article by a hedge fund administration firm which discussed hedge fund offering documents and start up hedge fund expenses.  I thought this was an interesting topic and one which is popular with many of my start up clients.  Below I discuss some of the common questions regarding the [...]

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Hedge Fund Tearsheets

January 29, 2009

Marketing Your Fund with a One-Pager
In addition to hedge fund pitchbooks, Managers will market their hedge funds through one page tearsheets.  Hedge fund tearsheets are basically a snapshot of a hedge fund’s performance over time, as of a certain date.   There are a growing number of companies out there which will produce tearsheets for managers, [...]

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Offshore Hedge Fund Formation Overview – Hedge Fund Timeline

December 18, 2008

There are many reasons why managers will want to form hedge funds in offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands.  While a domestic hedge fund can be established in as little as two to three weeks (depending on whether the manager must be registered as an investment advisor), the offshore hedge [...]

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Green Fund of Hedge Funds

December 16, 2008

The following article on a green fund of hedge funds was originally published on the website www.socialfunds.com and can be found here.  (For more information on environmentally focused hedge funds, please also see our article on Carbon hedge funds.)
Over the Hedge: New Green Hedge Fund of Funds
by Anne Moore Odell
Kenmar plans to launch socially responsible [...]

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Non-Accredited Investors in Hedge Funds

December 12, 2008

Many start up hedge fund managers want to know if their friends and family can invest in the start up hedge fund.  Most of the time such friends and family do not fall within the definition of accredited investor under the Regulation D rules. The regulation D rules allow a maximum of 35 non-accredited investors [...]

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Hedge Fund Structure – Hedge Fund Organizational Chart

November 24, 2008

A common issue which often arises is exact manner in which the investors actually subscribe to the fund and how the fund actually invests the money.  The attached chart (Hedge Fund Organizational Chart) provides a typical hedge fund organizational structure.  The chart also details the movement of the management fee, the performance fee, the movements [...]

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Hedge Fund Law - Summary of Hedge Fund Laws and Regulations

November 18, 2008

he following is a summary of the major laws which affect the hedge fund industry.  If you have any questions on how these laws impact hedge funds in general or your specific situation, please contact us.
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Securities Act of 1933 – the 1933 Act was enacted on May 27, 1933 as a reaction to the market [...]

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