Category Archives: Opinion
Wall St. attacks Obama for tactic it uses
Washington Post – In 2008, Wall Street backed Barack Obama. Hedge fund operators, private equity investors and mega-bank executives gave his campaign twice the amount they contributed to John McCain. Many of the financial masters of the universe saw in […]
Strategic Hedge Fund Planning
By Attorney Hannah M. Terhune, JD, LLM (Taxation) 2012 – Creating a hedge fund to protect and manage your assets or the assets of others for a fee is a practical way to earn a living. Successful hedge funds continue to […]
Year-End Tax Update: A look at carried interest and fund tax efficiency
New York (J.H. Cohn LLP) – Another year has passed, but President Obama still has not been able to pass his “Carried Interest” bill. Advisers, as year-end approaches, will benefit from reviewing pending legislation and other issues, including business structure, […]
Agecroft Partners Believes Hedge Fund Branding Drives a Majority of Asset Flows
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Since the market correction of 2008, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the strongest brands, marking a change from the pre-2008 environment. A […]
Will Hedge Fund Insider Get a 24-Year Sentence?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – It’s a busy week for sentencings stemming from the Galleon Group insider trading scheme, according to Artur Davis, a White Collar and Government Investigations expert. Yesterday, Emanuel Goffer, convicted alongside his brother Zviand another trader for their role, was sentenced to […]
New BNY Hedge Fund Whitepaper: ‘Filling the Void: Transparency and the Rise of Custodian Banks.’
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In a new opinion piece, BNY Mellon CEO of Alternative and Broker-Dealer Services Brian Ruane argues that recent industry and economic events will see custody banks continue to play a larger role providing services to hedge […]
Choosing A Minimally Viable Co-Founder
On Startups – If you’re starting a company, one of the most important decisions you’ll make early on is the selection of a co-founder. Some might advocate just “going it alone” because finding a great co-founder is hard and fraught […]
Hedge Fund Maestro: How to Stop a Second Great Depression
By George Soros – Financial markets are driving the world towards another Great Depression with incalculable political consequences. The authorities, particularly in Europe, have lost control of the situation. They need to regain control and they need to do so […]
Copper is the New Gold, Predicts Global Macro Hedge Fund Manager
Steve Shafer, Chief Investment Officer for Covenant Financial Services, LLC (“Covenant Investors”), thinks copper may soon rival gold as the world’s most sought-after metal because of its key role in China’s unprecedented electrification efforts. Unlike gold, he adds, the copper […]
New Merlin White Paper: The Importance of Business Process Maturity and Automation in Running a Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Over the past two years, Merlin has published several white papers that are designed to highlight and help managers imple- ment industry best practices, from shoring up their business model to identifying their target investors based […]
Federal and State Securities Law on Finders, Brokers, and Finder’s Fees
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Federal and State securities law recognizes a finder as “someone who finds, interests, introduces and brings parties together for a business transaction that the parties themselves negotiate and consummate.” Unlike a broker, a finder has no […]
Warren Buffett: Stop Coddling the Super-Rich
NYT – Our leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched. While the poor and […]
