The concept of seeding is straightforward. A fund manager receives an allocation from one or more investors of sufficient size in order to ensure the launch of his hedge fund strategy. Unfortunately, that is where the...more
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus is causing business disruption on an unprecedented scale. After more than a decade of sustained economic growth, market volatility and central bank intervention has...more
4/1/2020
/ Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Interruption ,
Capital Markets ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Form ADV ,
Fund Managers ,
ISDA ,
Liquidity ,
Margin Requirements ,
Nonperformance ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Private Equity ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Short Selling ,
Trading Policies ,
UK ,
United States
Recent regulatory change has made the marketing of hedge funds in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) more involved, particularly for managers based outside the EEA. This appears to have led some US investment advisors to...more
9/27/2016
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Formation ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Institutional Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Marketing ,
Pension Funds ,
Popular ,
Private Placements ,
UCITS
Introduction -
This is a follow up to our recent publication on Starting a Hedge Fund in 2015 and provides an overview of our thoughts on the start-up market in 2014 and themes for 2015 and beyond....more