How Pension Funds are Driving Hedge Fund Growth

Discussion of the Shell pension fund’s decision to begin to allocate to hedge funds.

Hedgeworld Conference Panel Recap

Recap of Oct. 6, 2009 Hedgeworld panel on “Pitching Investors”

10 Operational Due Diligence “Dealbreakers”

Useful insights from the Hedge Fund Business Operations Association Conference held in New York last week. Operational due diligence representatives from a major investment bank platform, seeder, pension fund board member and family office shared their due diligence dealbreakers.

Hedge Connection to participate in The 4th Annual Meeting of the Hedge Fund Business Operations Association

Andrew is speaking on the subject of hedge fund marketing at the 9/24 HF Business Operations Association Conference

Andrew Saunders interview with Fund Evaluation Group picked up by Institutional Investor

The second All About Alpha piece was picked up by Institutional Investor.
See coverage below.
Greg Dowling: Educating the Alternative Manager .

Upcoming Speaking Engagement – September 24/25

Andrew Saunders to speak at the 2009 Hedge Fund Business Operations Association Meeting. September 24-25.

Selling in the “New New”

Valuable advice from alternative investment consultants to hedge funds on how to succeed in the “New New” marketing environment.

1st Q&A Series from All About Alpha

The first in a Q&A series that Andrew Saunders is writing for the leading alternative investment blog, All About Alpha – www.allaboutalpha.com.

Ebay for Hedge Fund Interests

 
I have been a flurry of press commentary on the accelerated development of the secondary market for hedge fund interests. Since we started Hedge Connection, this has been a sleepy subdivision in Hedge Fund land with HedgeBay driving most of the interest and attention. However, the neighborhood is certainly changing with new entrants – from start-ups to [...]

Reuters: Your money is no(w) good here

Doing a round of spring cleaning and came across some blog posts that I had saved to publish later. If they are relevant then I will post. This one is, so I will.
 
 
Reuters Summit: New Opportunity for Would-Be Hedge Fund Investors
 
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After years of being told “no,” investors may finally [...]