http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog Where hedge funds and investors come together Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:42:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the success of the Global Hedge Fund Forum virtual event, we have decided to turn the forum into an ongoing, permanent networking community of hedge fund professionals. During the past two months we have had over 400 participants from 35 countries join the GHFF.   The networking and connections made ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=891 Guest Post: Holly Singer, President of HS Marketing, a firm dedicated to helping firms in the alternative investment community achieve lasting impressions, contributes with to The Final Meeting with a piece on balancing marketing needs and compliance requirements in relation to creating an alternative investment website. Most successful managers of alternative ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=883 Guest Post: Industry expert and guest contributor Ron Suber discusses the Big 12 Hedge Fund Best practices and the Four Quantitative and Three Qualitative  Minimums for Hedge Funds. Big 12 Hedge Fund Best Practices 1)   Written compliance and employee trading policies with periodic attestation 2)   Multiple levels of authority on cash movements with ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=872 The Global Hedge Fund Forum is truly a unique event - an evolution of the Hedge Connection events business. Below, Hedge Connection President and CEO Lisa Vioni explains how groundbreaking the event is for the hedge fund industry. Contact us if you would like more information or visit www.globalhedgeforum.com Investor Registration: Register ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=858 We are excited to bring you the official announcement of our upcoming virtual hedge fund event. The Global Hedge Fund Forum is a one of kind event that leverages Hedge Connection's experience in the alternative investment industry and PrecisionIR Group's massive reach to investors. Registration is now open to qualified ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=839 Next Tuesday, on April 13th, Hedge Connection is hosting another one of it's successful Investor Champagne Roundtable events.  Next week's event in New York is sold out. Hedge fund managers will have the opportunity to meet each of the 10 investors during the two-hour roundtable session.  Investors provide their background and ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=824 Hedge Connection has partnered with PrecisionIR Group to bring to the alternative investment industry the Global Hedge Fund Forum - A Virtual Symposium of Leading Hedge Funds and Investors. This online event offers qualified investors a unique opportunity to research investment opportunities, connect with hedge fund managers and interact with fellow ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=809 We would like to share a white paper written by Hedge Connection member Martin Friedman of FJ Capital Management regarding investing in community banks. Mr. Friedman, a banking expert with more than 20 years of capital markets experience, says investors who continue to wait for fundamentals to completely recover before ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=795 Guest Post: Industry experts and guest contributors Ron Suber and Aaron Vermut discuss where the prime brokerage industry has been, where it is now, and more importantly, where it is going in the future. Also published on FINalternatives (http://www.finalternatives.com) Prior to the most recent financial crisis, money managers had an awareness of ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=779 In this month's post I continue to cover the allocations to the larger funds (be patient smaller funds, your time is coming) and the infrastructure characteristics investors look for in funds that attract the biggest/best alternative investors. I also touch on how larger funds have recently put more emphasis on ... http://www.hedgeconnection.com/blog/?p=764