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offshore hedge funds

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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Congress to examine Hedge Fund AML Requirements Next Year

November 6, 2008

In an article yesterday we discussed the withdrawal of proposed rules which would require hedge funds to implement anti-money laundering compliance programs (see Hedge Funds and AML Requirements).  Yesterday Senator Carl Levin, a democrat from Michigan, released a statement condemning the withdrawal of proposed hedge fund AML rule by the Treasury.  Senator Levin statement said, [...]

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Congress Targets Aggressive Tax Positions by Offshore Hedge Funds

September 15, 2008

After my first year of law school I was a legal intern for a company which sold products to lawyers.  The CEO was a former tax attorney and on multiple occasions told me with pride that “tax attorneys are the brain surgeons of the law.”  Whatever he meant by that, it has been apparent throughout [...]

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BVI FSC may request additional information for hedge fund “recognition”

August 1, 2008

For offshore hedge funds one of the central questions during the formation process is which jurisdiction will you choose? While there are many possibilities, there are two jurisidictions which a vast majority of the hedge funds will choose - either the BVI or Cayman Islands. Because both offer the same liability protections and [...]

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