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Winning Over More Institutional Investors With Your Hedge Fund Marketing

Written by guest contributor, Bruce Frumerman, Frumerman & Nemeth Inc. This article first appeared in FINAlternatives on January 30, 2012 and is re-printed with permission below. It’s one thing when people who are not part of the hedge fund investor universe say hedge funds are money management firms that reveal…

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Upcoming Reporting Deadlines: TIC Form SLT and TIC Form SHC

Written by Peter J. Chess Many fund managers are required to submit reports every month and/or every five years to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”).  The Department of the Treasury’s Treasury International Capital (“TIC”) data reporting system has two such upcoming reporting deadlines.     TIC Form SLT The…

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Hedge Fund Marketing Boot Camp: Turn Your Audience Into Your Investors

Date & Time11/10/2011 12:30 pm – 7:00 pm PT 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm PTWorkshop5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PT Panel and Q&A6:30 pm PTCocktails LocationPillsbury’s SF office50 Fremont StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105 Join us for an interactive, instructional workshop to learn step-by-step how to create unique and individualized marketing…

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New DDQ Inquiry Spells Potential Liability for Fund Managers

Written by Jay Gould The Pillsbury Investment Funds Team has over the past month reviewed several new Due Diligence Questionnaire (“DDQ”) forms on behalf of fund manager clients from institutional investors and family offices that contain a new inquiry that is potentially problematic for certain fund managers. Generally, this new…

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SEC Approves Confidential Private Fund Systemic Risk Reporting

Written by Jay Gould On October 26, 2011, the SEC adopted a new rule requiring SEC-registered advisers to hedge funds and other private funds with at least $150 million in private fund assets under management to report information to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”) to enable it to monitor…

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PILLSBURY HONORED FOR SERVICE TO HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY

Pillsbury named “best” law firm at HFM Week’s U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards New York—Premier hedge fund publication HFM Week honored Pillsbury with its “Best Onshore Law Firm – Client Service” award, at the magazine’s annual U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards ceremony in New York. This marks the third consecutive year…

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New Investor Study Gives Hedge Fund Managers Homework For Out-Marketing Competitors

Written by Bruce Frumerman, guest contributor Bruce Frumerman is the CEO of Frumerman & Nemeth Inc., a communications and sales marketing consultancy that assists financial services firms create brand identities for their organizations and develop and implement effective new marketing strategies and programs. In the article below, Mr. Frumerman offers…

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SEC Issues Order Raising Dollar Threshold for Performance Fee Rule

Written by Jay Gould, Ildiko Duckor and Michael Wu Effective on September 19, 2011, investors that pay performance fees to an adviser must either have at least $1 million managed by the adviser or a net worth of at least $2 million. As mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC today issued…

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Pillsbury submits second comment letter to the NASAA on behalf of the Private Investment Fund Industry regarding Proposed Custody Rule

Written by Jay Gould and Michael Wu On March 2, 2011, Pillsbury’s Investment Fund and Investment Management group (“Pillsbury IFIM Group”) submitted a comment letter to the North American Securities Administrator’s Association (the “NASAA”) on behalf of the California Hedge Fund Association and the Florida Alternative Investment Association.  The letter…