After a miserable 2008, the last thing FOF’s needed was David Swenson, CIO of the Yale endowment, one of the most respected endowment chiefs referring to them as, “Fund of funds are a cancer on the institutional-investor world. they facilitate the flow of ignorant capital.” After poor performance and the miserable Mr. Madoff, Swenson’s comments
... Read more »Clifford Chance offers its view on the expected developments in the rapidly changing hedge fund industry in 2009. Key developments in 2009 summarized below. #1 – Hedge fund managers likely to be required to register #2 – Hedge Funds Likely Will Be Required To Provide Certain Portfolio Information to the SEC
... Read more »Morgan Stanley offers its forecast on the hedge fund AUM trajectory. From Hedgeworld. Hedge Fund Assets Seen Down 37% in ’09: Analyst By Reuters Monday, January 26, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters)—Tough times may not be over for a hedge fund business that suffered big losses and saw total assets shrink
... Read more »In keeping in the New Year them of articles suggesting new approaches to hedge fund marketing challenges in 2009. One such article penned by your hosts here at Hedge Connection. #mce_temp_url# The article raises some excellent checklist items that all funds should be aware of when preparing marketing materials. Opinion: The New World of Hedge
... Read more »Friend of the firm, Judy Gross has been actively following the Presidential Working Group report on hedge funds and investors. A hedge fund compliance consultant withe experience working with alternative investment products of all shapes and sizes, Judy came up with the idea of doing a web-based diagnostic for hedge fund managers to determine how
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