Questions and discussions from Hedge Fund Law Blog readers I get quite a few questions from readers and usually I am able to answer these questions via email within a couple of days.  If you have any questions, comments or simply want more information on starting a hedge fund, please [...]

Starting a hedge fund in New Mexico Hedge fund managers who reside in New Mexico will be deemed to be investment advisors under New Mexico’s securities act and, unfortunately, there is no exemption available from the registration provisions of the act.  This means that before a manager establishes a fund [...]

Starting a hedge fund in Virginia Those hedge fund managers who are starting a hedge fund in Virginia can potentially fit within an exemption from the Virginia investment advisor registration rules.  Like many states which follow the Uniform Securities Act, investment advisors with a place of business in Virginia must [...]

How to write a hedge fund disclaimer One of the more unusual requests (in my opinion) that we receive on this site is how to write a hedge fund disclaimer.  I think that this is unusual because I would assume that most hedge fund managers would want to make sure [...]

Hedge Fund Investors Guide Many potential hedge fund investors come to this website for information on how to invest in a hedge fund.  While there are many headlines and resources for hedge fund managers, there are fewer resources out there for hedge fund investors.  This article will provide an overview [...]

Starting a hedge fund in North Carolina The North Carolina Securities Division has a very good website which provides great information for managers based in North Carolina.  Unlike many securities divisions, it informs the public when new securities rules are proposed and provides links to the proposed rules.  The site [...]

Hedge Fund Questions For the new year we will publish a list of common questions we receive from our readers.  This question involves hedge fund valuation. Question: Can a hedge fund provide its own valuation? Answer: Generally yes, provided that the hedge fund offering documents state that the valuation of [...]

The Madoff scandal, which caught the SEC and savy institutional investors flat-footed, is increasing the pressure for more oversight and regulation within investment management and hedge fund industries.   It is expected that Congress will be busy with this and other matters regarding regulation of the capital markets.  In fact, Senator [...]

Idaho has another well run securities division and their website is particularly helpful.  The information below comes from their website and describes the major laws that hedge fund managers in Idaho need to be concerned about.  The information is applicable to traditional securities-only hedge fund managers (with regard to investment [...]

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 [...]