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Start a Hedge Fund in the Cayman Islands

August 18, 2009

How to Set Up a Cayman Islands Hedge Fund
There are two main jurisdictions to establish an offshore hedge fund (either as a single hedge fund or as part of a master-feeder structure).  The two jurisdictions are the BVI and the Cayman Islands.  This article will discuss some of the features of Cayman Island based hedge [...]

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Hedge Fund Auditors | Thought Piece From Castle Hall Alternatives

July 22, 2009

The following article is by Christopher Addy, President and CEO of Castle Hall Alternatives, a hedge fund due diligence firm.  We have published a number of pieces by Mr. Addy in the past (please see Hedge Fund Fees, Hedge Fund Due Diligence Issues, Issues for Hedge Fund Administrators to Consider and ERISA vs. the Hedge [...]

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Hedge Fund Taxation - Law School Professor Perspective

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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Offshore Hedge Funds – Side by Side Hedge Fund Structure

December 18, 2008

Offshore hedge funds can be structured in a number of different ways including a stand alone structure, a master-feeder structure and a side by side structure.  This article discusses the side by side hedge fund structure and also provides a side by side offshore hedge fund organizational chart.  As we have noted earlier in an [...]

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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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BVI Offshore Hedge Fund – BVI Entity Formation and Costs

December 12, 2008

British Virgin Islands Hedge Funds

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is the second most popular jurisdiction for offshore hedge funds behind the Cayman Islands.  In many ways the offshore hedge fund formation process is better in the BVI, and it is certainly much cheaper.  This article will detail the costs to establish a management company and [...]

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Segregated Portfolio Companies for Offshore Hedge Funds

December 11, 2008

Hedge Fund Segregated Portfolio Companies
A segregated portfolio company (SPC) is a single entity structure which contains a series of segregated portfolios (sometimes referred to as “cells”), each of which is regarded as a separate legal entity for asset protection purposes.  For offshore hedge funds, the segregated portfolio company is the functional equivalent to the [...]

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Master Feeder Organizational Chart

December 5, 2008

For hedge fund managers which are establishing a hedge fund for the first time, it is often easier to understand the dynamics between the different entities through an organizational chart.  This is especially true for an offshore master feeder hedge fund which has more moving parts and also has (generally) a different fee structure based [...]

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Hedge Fund Due Diligence Firm Releases Whitepaper on Hedge Fund Industry

November 4, 2008

Castle Hall Alternatives, a hedge fund due diligence firm, has just released a new white paper entitled “Hedge Fund Investing in a New World: Five Questions for Investors.”  We greatly respect the thoughts and opinions of Christopher Addy, President and CEO of Castle Hall, who has allowed us to repost some of his earlier blog [...]

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Hedge Fund Administrator – What is a Hedge Fund Administrator?

October 8, 2008

A hedge fund administrator is a service provider to the hedge fund; the main job of the administrator is to provide certain accounting and back office services to a hedge fund as detailed below.
Hedge fund administrator services
Generally administrators will provide a variety of services to the hedge fund manager.  The central service is monthly or [...]

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