Reuters is hosting a hedge fund and private equity forum in London, Singapore and New York. I can’t yet figure out whether it is virtual or happening in real time as it has escaped my conference net. Maybe someone can help.
Regardless, interesting news from the from CQS and Polar Capital.
CQS reports:
Client withdrawals from Britain-based hedge fund CQS [...]
Hedge Fund Assets Could Fall Two-Thirds: UBP
Hedgworld, Pascal Schmuck, Martin de Sa’Pinto
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I emphasize the final two paragraphs which I find interesting. UBP is/was the largest FOF in the world. They are consolidating managers. One imagines that this is going on across the board.
UBP said in the future it would only invest in funds [...]
We recently announced a strategic partnership with Lighthouse Prime Services. We are excited about the opportunity as we are working with a group that recognizes that in order to do “cap-intro” correctly, you need to work with people that are talking to investors every day.
For years, we heard the common refrain that, “our prime [...]
A marketing challenge for all hedge fund marketers is how to benchmark performance of a hedge fund strategy.
We have all seen strategies that are allegedly non-correlated benchmark against the S&P or Russell 2k, the Barcleh AG (hat tip to Dealbreaker.com), however, how useful is this?
There are hedge fund indices out there, but these cover big [...]
I pulled out a couple excerpts below from an obvious but informative piece that recently came across the transom. the email from Hedgeworld hit my inbox as I was hanging up with a Geneva based investor member. A fund of fund that creates portfolios for private banks he felt like he was doing all the [...]
Today we issued an important announcement. Not only a significant development for our company but also a significant development in the rapid development and transformation of the hedge fund services sector.
As the major prime brokerages cut down on services to clients, specifically smaller funds, our partnership with Lighthouse offers their clients a turn-key solution.
Lighthouse Prime [...]
From:
Hedge funds to chase the wealthy.
Wealth Bulletin
Stephanie Baum
Insightful article on two important hedge fund investor constituencies.
I will attempt to summarize:
1. HNW and family offices were some of the first investors in hedge funds
2. HFs started to target larger pockets of money from FOFs, endowments, foundations and ultimately pension funds at the expense of their HNW/Family [...]
While hard data on the hedge fund industry is hard to come by, it is commonly understood that 50% of single manager money comes from FOFs.
According to Hedgeworld, 30% of that 50% is gone, with significant implications for raising new capital. To name a few:
- consolidating positions
- knock-on redemptions
- legitimate concern over business viability
- limited [...]
The Investor Champagne Roundtable Series is how hedge fund managers will get eight sit down meetings with qualified investors in one afternoon. It is also a chance for select investors to meet many hedge funds at one time. Watch our trailer below.
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Investors present at our first event were: UBS Hedge Funds Groups, AC Investment Management, [...]
This morning I received a press release from IQ Financial Marketing notifying me of the availability of a free guide offering 10 tips on hedge fund marketing. As we offer our own marketing tips each month so I was naturally curious.
According to the release, “IQ’s principals, Nancy J. Dennis and Michael H. Greenstein, are long-time [...]
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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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
Post-Crisis: Hedge Funds, Custodial Risk and Prime Brokers | March 18, 2010