Millions in Defense but Not One Penny for Tribute
The hedge fund industry receives a tremendous amount of negative coverage in the mainstream media. This is further exacerbated by political candidates, on both sides of the aisle, who have characterized the federal tax paid by hedge fund professionals to be lower than...Hedge Funds Stumble after Six Years of Steady Growth
Anyone scanning the financial headlines might reasonably conclude that the hedge fund industry is hemorrhaging assets like a gut-shot hemophiliac. While true that net asset flows are in the negative for the first time in the years following the financial crisis, these...Can Time Heal the Hedge Fund Industry’s Wounds?
History is replete with examples of politicians, nations, industries, athletes and professionals of all stripes who have shot themselves in the foot. Gary Johnson, the current Libertarian presidential candidate, is a recent example from the political camp. The hedge...The Underwhelming Importance of Hedge Fund Outflows
The volume of recently published hyperbole regarding hedge fund asset flows might lead one to believe that the demise of the hedge fund industry is imminent. However, the chart below suggests just the opposite. It reveals a positive trend line with respect to the...Hedge Funds Need to Finish Strong in 2016
In the aggregate, 2015 hedge fund gains were in the neighborhood of -2.01 percent. The Dow finished 2.2 percent in the red and the S&P 500 bowed out with a 0.07 percent loss. Meanwhile, the Fed signaled an “all’s well” with the economy, by raising the discount...How Hedge Funds Can Fulfill Investor Expectations with High-Tech
Modern hedge funds face challenges unheard of a decade ago. Among these, robust competition, unparalleled regulation and compliance requirements and, increasingly sophisticated institutional investors who must articulate the rationale behind their investment decisions...Teachers Poised to School Hedge Funds
A number of high profile investors have opted out of hedge investment in the first half of 2016. Examples include AIG, MetLife and NYCERS, citing poor performance as the foremost factor, but also expressing concerns with regard to management and performance fees....Can Hedge Funds Meet Their Greatest Marketing Challenge?
Declining assets under management, high profile redemptions, demonizing by major party candidates, and embarrassing headlines that result from the criminal actions of a few bad apples, culminate in what can only be described as a marketing nightmare for the hedge...Hedge Fund CRM as the Manager’s Secret Weapon
When a hedge fund customer relationship management (CRM) solution is implemented, it becomes the first repository of data and information related to leads, prospecting and marketing. This makes the hedge fund CRM application the ideal driver for improving the...Are You Paid What You Are Worth? Find Out.
