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Think. Outsource. Trade. Investment Outsourcing for the Hedge Fund World
By Seth Berlin
Thanks to globalization for adding another acronym to my already information-overloaded brain. This one is called “IRO” or Investmen...
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There are many positions within a hedge fund that contribute to its overall success or the lack there-of. But while every player may be integral, hed...
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Due to the usually large amount of assets that hedge funds manage, they are under intense pressure from investors to produce enviable returns. After ...
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In 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission outlined a series of compliance requirements to be fulfilled by hedge fund advisors. A compliance de...
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Alpha
Measures the value that an investment manager produces, by comparing the manager's performance to that of a risk-free investment (usually a Treasury bill).
Beta
Gauges the risk of a fund by measuring the volatility of its past returns in relation to the returns of a benchmark, such as the S&P 500 index.
Fund of Funds
An investment vehicle whose holdings consist of shares in hedge funds and private-equity funds.
General partner
The individual or firm that organizes and manages a limited partnership, such as a hedge fund.
Inception date
The day on which a fund starts trading.
Offshore Fund
An investment vehicle that is domiciled outside the U.S. and has no limit on the number of non-U.S. investors it can take on.
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