Financial Reform Bill and Hedge Funds

June 27, 2010

The House and Senate Conference Committee on Friday finished reconciling the two versions of the financial reform bill and some of the major items are going to affect the hedge funds.  Over the next week and a half we are going to hear more about the details of the bill and how the financial landscape [...]

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Looking at Hedge Fund Marketing Jobs

June 22, 2010

As a fund moves from “family and friends” to raising capital from foundations, family offices and institutional investors, the hedge fund marketing strategy gets more advanced. And, in the early going, most of the team is contributing to the hedge fund marketing efforts.
Emerging hedge funds want experienced marketers who can effectively raise capital [...]

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Hedge Fund Marketing and Compensation

June 7, 2010

When most people talk about hedge fund compensation, the conversation turns to the top paid hedge fund managers such as George Soros, David Tepper or John Paulson. This is understandable, of course. How can we ignore that, in the worst U.S. economy in decades, top hedge fund managers earned over $25 billion [...]

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Sovereign Wealth Funds Investing in Hedge Funds

June 1, 2010

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have continued to grow in size and status over the past year, and estimates are they represent $3.59 trillion in total assets under management (an 11% increase from 2009).
Asia and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are home to the largest number of SWFs, representing 57% of all funds and 75% [...]

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Third Party Marketing Under Pressure

May 27, 2010

Third party marketing firms are independent sales and marketing companies with a Rolodex in the hedge fund industry and use those contacts to raise money for hedge funds. They are registered as broker-dealers with the SEC and help hedge fund managers navigate the advertising waters in accordance with the restrictions of Regulation [...]

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Hedge Fund Fees are Changing

May 24, 2010

A recent study by Preqin reveals that hedge fund fees no longer fit with the “2 and 20” standard. They found that average management fee (for single manager funds) is 1.65 percent and the average performance fee is now below 19%.
Times have changed and, when starting a hedge fund, managers are setting fee structures lower [...]

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Secondary Market for Hedge Funds

May 4, 2010

How do investors get access to the most sought after hedge fund managers?
The answer is the secondary market.
One firm, Hedgebay, provides the “gateway to the secondary market” for hedge funds. The firm matches sophisticated buyers and sellers of hedge fund interests and other illiquid alternative investment assets.
Who is participating the secondary market? Funds of hedge [...]

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What is a Forex Hedge Fund?

April 24, 2010

We are finding increased interest in Forex hedge funds. Before discussing in depth, we should start  at the beginning and answer the basic questions.
What is Forex ?
The term “Forex” stands for foreign exchange. The foreign exchange market is a global market where currencies are traded and these trades take place 24 hours per day.
How does [...]

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