Invitation to Fund Managers to Claim their Morningstar Powered Account

We have recently integrated Hedge Connection with the Morningstar hedge fund database, bringing thousands of additional funds to the platform. This new relationship brings a host of benefits to fund managers, starting with the increased exposure to our own qualified investor base.  Hedge Connection is also offering marketing packages where Morningstar ratings and rankings can [...]

Global Hedge Fund Forum Permanently Extended

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 amongst the existing participants has [...]

Consultant Tips

Notes from the most recent IMI Consultant Congress. Great speakers offering excellent insights. Common sense recommendations form important gate-keepers.

New Hedge Fund Membership Packages

Hedge Connection Launches New Hedge Fund Membership Options

Hedge Connection launches three new membership packages including dedicated Emerging Manager Launch package. IMR events now integrated with Hedge Connection as HedgeEvents.
NEW YORK, November 18, 2009 – Hedge Connection Inc. (“Hedge Connection”), the hedge fund marketing and events platform, today announces the launch of three distinct marketing packages [...]

Consultants – The New Sales Cycle

Insightful tips on marketing hedge funds to consultants

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 [...]

We’re Back!

Learn the 8 L’s of hedge fund investing

Intel from the trenches – It’s tough out there!

I recently attended a hedge fund conference. In a sign of the times the format was a half day and presented in an austere, no frills environment…coincidentally the same room where I was married but that is a subject for another day.

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 [...]

Hedgeworld article “New World of Hedge Fund Asset Raising”

In keeping in the New Year them of articles suggesting new approaches to hedge fund marketing challenges in 2009. One such article penned by your hosts here at Hedge Connection.     
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The article raises some excellent checklist items that all funds should be aware of when preparing marketing materials.

Opinion: The New World of Hedge Fund Asset Raising     
From [...]