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What are today’s investors demanding of their hedge funds? Aside from exceptional financial returns, there is an increasing tendency to hold fund management accountable...

The manager of the world’s largest fund was the hired gun brought in by the Federal Reserve in 2008 to help manage the U.S....

Part 3: Don’ts – Things to avoid while using Twitter for trading  Just as there are a number of things that you should practice when...

After a 22-year reign as manager over "one of the world's biggest and most successful funds," the handing back of outside investor capital and...

Do’s – Tips on what you should do when using Twitter for trading Given how important Twitter is and how useful it can be, it...

Section 1: the scope and importance of using social media tools like Twitter With the advent of technology, life as we have always known it...

The arrest of the CEO of a Bitcoin exchange on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) charges in January 2014 and the seizure of $28 million in...

There have been recent changes in the civil litigation environment, which have meant that the hedge funds trading industry has also been affected significantly....

The Hedge Fund and Fund industry in general are undergoing massive challenges and changes. Since it is a fast growing industry, there are many substantial...

The new budget for the year 2015 signals an increase in the tax on businesses. The most important proposal is for investment partnerships that...

Dodd-Frank Act One of the most recent and pertinent rules applying to this industry is the Dodd-Frank Act, which forbids banks from having an ownership...

The most significant aspect of setting up a hedge fund is raising capital for it. If the manager is unable to raise the capital...

Over the span of the last five years, the performance of hedge funds has been nothing but mediocre. This is not entirely surprising considering...

Since recent four-year anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, pundits across the public-opinion spectrum have weighed in on the seminal...

The 2008 financial crisis drastically tarnished the reputation of hedge funds and, as a result, the entire investment climate changed. The investment in securities...

As part of a settlement approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 5, 2014, America’s third largest bank has agreed to...

Hedge funds have thrived as an industry in the recent years due to their attractive promise of high returns, favourable policies, sophisticated strategies and...

Before delving into the various hedging strategies that make hedge funds such a popular investment, one needs to consider the different types of risk...

Among the regulations governing hedge funds are the restrictions found in Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933. Those restrictions allow hedge fund...

In 2008 at the height of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, two prominent Federal housing finance agencies established as Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) were placed...

The hedge fund industry used to have humble beginnings: in 1990, it had $40 billion in assets under management. Now, its growing appeal has...

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) directed the SEC to amend Rule 506 of the Securities Act of 1933 thereby allowing advertising...

What is a Hedge Fund?  A hedge fund is an aggressively managed investment fund that is maintained by a professional management firm. Hedge funds are...

Even after the success of Jones’ experiment, it would not exactly be correct to say that an industry had risen. For hedge funds to...

Hedge funds are similar to mutual funds in certain ways, but they also tend to differ greatly when it comes to certain things. They...