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JOBS Act: Targeted to Create U.S. Jobs for Everyone … Except You

September 23, 2013

A hedge fund the epitomizes the whole concept of a start-up business: low barriers to entry, high risk/high reward, began its life as an idea and a clear space on the dining room table. But the Obama administration’s hallmark of domestic job creation, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, might actually be causing U.S.-based […]

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Could you be a vulture capitalist? How about a Wolverine capitalist?

September 9, 2013

Ever been to Detroit? Chances are, at some time in your life you bought a car that was partially made or assembled or at least designed there. Whatever you paid for that car, you could now buy a house in Detroit for less. Of course, it’ll have no police or fire protection. It won’t even […]

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Changes Ahead for the Asian Hedge Fund Industry

August 26, 2013

While many global economies have reported economic upturns over the past two years, five years after the 2008 financial downturn, Asian hedge funds and Asian private equity investments continue to struggle. Since so many Asian hedge funds have not met their performance goals, countless managers have left the industry entirely, creating many new hedge fund job […]

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Do Small Hedge Funds Have a Bright Future?

August 19, 2013

Some industry insiders would bluntly respond – yes, the mom-and-pop hedge fund pitches from small managers have had their day; regulations will push the start-up capital requirements beyond what small, successful family businesses and other wealthy individuals can do on their own, not to mention the bright, but poor, potential money managers who have good […]

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Hedge Fund Performance and Initial Claims

August 12, 2013

On Thursday the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its first count of initial and continuing unemployment insurance claims for the prior week. The initial claims figures came in at 333K, an increase of 5K over the prior week’s revised figure of 328K. Although the most recent initial claims figures bumped up, many “trend” analysts […]

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Has It Been a Good Year for Hedge Fund Managers?

August 5, 2013

On the one hand are individuals pointing out that, on a year-to-date basis, hedge funds as a whole are under-performing market indices such as the S&P 500. This general observation is reflected below, based upon data provided by the analytics firm Prequin. As a whole, through the second quarter of 2013, hedge funds gained 0.14 […]

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How Will Elimination of the SEC General Solicitation Ban Affect Hedge Funds?

July 22, 2013

On July 10th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to lift the ban on solicitation for hedge funds and other accredited investor financial services. To some industry and advising professionals, this was a terrible idea that opens the door to fraud and other financial swindling (the SEC’s current commissioner is of this opinion). […]

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