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Guest Post: Ron Suber is senior partner and head of global sales and marketing for Merlin Securities, a leading prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds and managed account platforms. The following was published on FINalternatives and is based on a presentation by Ron Suber at Hedge Funds: Getting to [...]
Latest intelligence from CS Tremont – strong peformance, assets coming in
Recap of Oct. 6, 2009 Hedgeworld panel on “Pitching Investors”
Latest Editorial Board contribution to All About Alpha, the official CAIA blog.
Hedge funds attracting more institutions, fewer private investors.
- Process-driven investing, regulatory burdon, method of access all lead to a level of sophistication for direct investing or through FOFs.
Hedge Funds: More money coming in than out for the first time in a while.
Goldman CFO calls bottom of redemptions.
- The environment for hedge fund seeders has changed dramatically over the last 12 months
- There are now fewer seeders in the market
- Even established funds are looking for seed capital after redemptions have hit their funds
- Some start ups have suffered as their original seeders have withdrawn from the market
- Investors are more stringent than ever before on issues such as corporate governance, use of third party administrators and transparency
From Today’s FT
June 3, 2009
FT.com / UK – Hedge fund industry climbs its ’slope of enlightenment’.
I have been talking about the evolution of the industry for some time.
I have pulled out the last 4 paragraphs. Excellent summary of the state of the industry and the path forward.
From 2002 until late 2007, a growing wave of [...]
How Pension Placement Agent Exploited Political Ties (Update1) – Bloomberg.com.
May 18, 2009
Kudos to Bloomberg to an excellent review of where we are with the placement agent model and the use of the politically connected to make introductions.
- Apparently the well-connected politically – democrats mostly – have spent their time in the wilderness riding the alternative [...]
A blog about hedge fund marketing and evolving dynamic between managers and investors.
Ms. Vioni is an 19 year Wall Street veteran and founder of Hedge Connection, Inc. She is a recognized expert on hedge fund marketing and has raised significant capital for emerging and established funds. Ms. Vioni frequently speaks at industry events and offers advice to Hedge Connection members here through “The Final Meeting”.
Mr. Lucia is a member of the Hedge Connection sales team. He meets and talks with most new hedge fund members. When not promoting the benefits of Club Hedge, he is talking to investor members gathering the latest investment trends and mandates.
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PR-Launching the Global Hedge Fund Forum | April 20, 2010
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Hedge Connection’s Upcoming Virtual Event | April 1, 2010
Investing in Community Banks: A Member White Paper | March 25, 2010
Merlin’s Necessary Nine: How To Raise and Retain Institutional Capital | February 9, 2010
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