Publicly Traded Hedge Funds Continue to Disappoint

Simon Riveles Hedge Funds, Publicly Traded Hedge Fund

On Tuesday, the London based Man Group, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund, reported Q1 investor redemptions of $1 billion. The money manager, known for its quant-based strategies, has been hemorrhaging assets for several quarters after reporting lackluster results for its flagship fund. The AHL fund was down 6% last year and is down 2% in 2012. Man’s AUM is now less than when …

2011 Start-Up Hedge Fund Survey

Simon Riveles Hedge Funds

The law firm of Stewart Kessel LLP recently conducted a survey of its hedge fund clients to determine what the most popular hedge fund strategies, fee and liquidity provisions and fund structures are for start-up managers. According to the study, approximately 50% of the firm’s clients followed an ‘equity or equity related’ strategy, of which a third were focused on U.S. equities, with the remainder …

Finders Exception to Broker-Dealer Registration in the Capital Introduction Space

Simon Riveles Capital Introduction, Finder's Exception, Private Placement, Third Party Marketing

As competition for capital has steadily increased for private companies and private funds, issuers and managers have turned to the services of third party marketers (“TPMs”) to raise capital or sell their funds to prospective investors. In the hedge fund space, TPMs typically demand an exclusive arrangement with the fund and approximately 20% of all fees. But due to the nature of their services and …