“UCITS III for Non-Dummies” from Norman Chait, CFA of Nardis Advisors

Thought – and action – piece from Nardis Advisors on UCITS III funds.

Guest Post: Haunted hedge fund managers getting no sleep

Haunted hedge fund managers getting no sleep
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What keeps you up at night, and what are you doing about it?
by Bruce Frumerman, Frumerman & Nemeth Inc.

Editor Note: This week we welcome a guest post from Hedge fund communications guru and friend of the firm, Bruce Frumerman.  We welcome his insights and look forward to [...]

Marketing in a “Post-Trust” Environment

Three items crossed my desk last week that reminded me that we are not in a post-madoff world, we are in a post-trust world.
1. The first point was the headline grabbing news that Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam was indicted for insider trading. One can only imagine how the blossoming networks of hedge funds, analysts and [...]

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

What not to do…

A couple recent examples of what not to do on the hedge fund marketing front.

Consultants – The New Sales Cycle

Insightful tips on marketing hedge funds to consultants

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 .

More on Hedge Fund Marketing/IR in the “New New”

A close friend of the firm recently forwarded a thought piece on IR  from Walek & Associates, the financial PR firm.
The short document tackles the emergence of professional Investor Relations in the evolving hedge fund industry.  My background is in corporate IR – helping public companies communicate to the buy and sell side – and [...]