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Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009

July 15, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq.
http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com
****UPDATE 10/27/2009****
The House Financial Services Committee voted on October 27, 2009 to pass the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 as H.R. 3818 (full text of bill as passed - please note that it is different from the earlier version of the bill reprinted below).  The bill as passed by the [...]

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Obama Moves Forward with Hedge Fund Registration Legislation

July 15, 2009

Bart Mallon, Esq.
http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com
Treasury Announces New “Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009”
After much discussion in the press over the last 8 to 10 months abut the possibility for hedge fund registration, the Treasury today announced the Obama Administration’s bill which requires managers to “private funds” to register with the SEC.  This registration requirement would [...]

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Hedge Fund Domain Names

June 28, 2009

Picking a domain name for your hedge fund website
Start up hedge fund managers always have the difficult task of thinking up a new, good names for their management company and hedge fund (see Naming Your Hedge Fund).  This difficulty is compounded by the fact that the desired name may not be available to use in [...]

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Incubator Hedge Funds

January 14, 2009

How to Create an Auditable and Marketable Trackrecord
One of the biggest hurdles that start up hedge fund managers face is the issue of having a marketable track record. Many managers do not have an audited marketable trackrecord for any number of reasons. While it is not strictly necessary to have an audited marketable [...]

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IRC Subchapter K - Partners and Partnerships

January 14, 2009

Below is Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code.  Most hedge funds are taxed as partnerships and we discuss some of these provisions from time to time on this website.  Please let us know if you have any questions on hedge fund tax or if you would like to start a hedge fund. 

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Starting a Hedge Fund – Primer for Start Up Hedge Fund Managers

December 29, 2008

How to Start a Hedge Fund
Many future hedge fund managers have misconceptions about how to start a hedge fund – either they think it is a very basic process that takes no time or resources, or they think that it will take too much time and will be cost prohibitive.  For most start up hedge [...]

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