SF Managers Talk About Starting a Hedge Fund On September 16, members of the San Francisco investment management community gathered at the Ritz-Carlton to listen to four hedge fund managers talk about their experiences starting a hedge fund.  The event was sponsored by the San Francisco CFA society.  The event [...]

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 [...]

Most Read Hedge Fund Law Articles for June I wanted to take a little time to thank all of the people who read this blog and who take the time to comment on articles or send me questions – your interaction helps make this site more informative and a better [...]

Syndicated Post on Hedge Fund Seeding As I mentioned in a previous article about hedge fund compensation, I have recently come across a very good blog called Ten Seconds Into the Future by Bryan Goh of First Avenue Partners, a hedge fund seeder.  Bryan’s posts are very insightful and I [...]

How to Start a Hedge Fund in 2009 Below is a link to a powerpoint presentation in which I detail the background information a hedge fund manager must have prior to starting the hedge fund formation process.  The presentation is designed to familiarize a manager with the process of forming [...]

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 [...]

It is very important that hedge fund managers always provide potential investors with hedge fund offering documents which are current and up to date.* Because of certain changes to the various hedge fund laws within the past few months (and because of the increased likelihood of future rules/regulations changes) a [...]

Starting a Hedge Fund in New York It is no secret that New York is the center of the investment management universe and the home of a large majority of hedge funds.  For both small and large managers New York offers many befits, namely a proximity to Wall Street and [...]

Starting a Hedge Fund in Nevada While Nevada may be the favorite place for hedge fund managers to spend their money, it is not necessarily a place where hedge fund managers want to be located.  The reason is that Nevada requires hedge fund managers with a place of business in [...]

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 [...]