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Hedge Funds and Dodd-Frank Reform
27th January 2011...Some of the specific changes that will apply to or affect hedge funds and hedge fund advisers as a result of Dodd-Frank and its implementation through the related agencies’ rulemaking programs, once such rules become final and effective, include:
Hedge Fund Non-Executive Director Training
23rd January 2012...The role of fund directors is increasingly under the spotlight. In response, Quickstep Consulting is providing one-to-one Hedge Fund Non-Executive Director Consultations. This bespoke offering will enable non-executive directors and would-be directors the opportunity to assess the risk involved in a given fund from a director perspective.
Weavering case concentrates minds on fund governance
19th January 2012...Corporate governance has been at the centre of discussions worldwide about the future of alternative fund management and regulation, and nowhere more than in the Cayman Islands. Over the past few months the jurisdiction has attracted global attention as a result of a notorious case involving grossly negligent conduct by fund directors and media reports suggesting that some individuals based in the islands hold far more directorships than they can reasonably hope to exercise effectively.
Barclays Capital forecasts major changes in hedge fund allocations for 2012
16th January 2012...Reallocation of existing allocations across strategies and managers could be the big story in 2012 as money flows top 2007 figures. Despite lacklustre returns of many managers in 2011, investors remain committed to hedge funds, the study reveals.
