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Consolidation of Fund Administration Firms & The Emerging Fund Manager
- March 20, 2019
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Fund Administration, New Funds, Switching to Tower
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“Opulence, I has it.” DirectTV made a craze out of its hysterical commercial featuring a Russian billionaire kissing his miniature giraffe at the end of the commercial. As funny as the actor is, the giraffe was the star of the commercial. Searches for miniature giraffe or mini-giraffe flooded the internet. Spoiler, the mini-giraffe does not
Start a Hedge Fund
- August 11, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Hedge Funds, How to Start a Hedge Fund
Start a Hedge Fund: Profitability Through Partnership Common Values Yield Success Options investing-focused Blackpier Capital, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, shares their inspiring story of aligning vision and gaining strength from teamwork. Blackpier partners Ryan Moffett and Zach Showalter understand that simple math of “1+1,” no longer equals “2” in today’s market. By combining their efforts
Cryptocurrency Fund Managers: SEC Update
- August 11, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency Fund Managers: SEC Update Guest Post by the Kevin Cott Law Group On Tuesday evening the SEC issued a significant report for cryptocurrency fund managers, announcing its determination that blockchain tokens offered and sold by an organization called The DAO were securities, subject to federal regulation. In its report, the SEC analyzed whether The DAO, Slock.it UG
Southeastern Alternative Investment BBQ
- July 27, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Events, Fund Administration, Fund of Funds, Hedge Funds, How to Start a Hedge Fund, Legal, New Funds
Tower Attends SEHFA Southeastern Alternative Investment BBQ Tower attended the SEHFA Southeastern Alternative Investment BBQ and held a networking event for the SEHFA community. July 14, 2017 — Tower attended the SEHFA Southeastern Alternative Investment BBQ at the Magnolia Hall in Piedmont Park. The event included a retirement acknowledgement of the outgoing SEHFA president, Michael Cross,
Fund Management Resources
- July 24, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Management, Marketing
Fund Management Resources What media sources do fund managers rely upon? We polled our fund managers and asked them to tell us the media resources they rely upon. With all the vast resources–from niche to major publications–our fund managers shared their top choices with us. We thank our fund managers for sharing their choices with
How to Start a Hedge Fund
- July 11, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Hedge Funds
How to Start a Hedge Fund This guide on how to start a hedge fund will help emerging hedge fund managers with their launch. 1. Prepare for the realities of capital raising. It’s important to be realistic when starting a fund. The reality is that unless you have an incredible pedigree and have strong financial backers,
Hedge Fund Service Providers
- July 10, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Hedge Funds, How to Start a Hedge Fund
Hedge Fund Service Providers What hedge fund service providers will you need? The main providers you will require are as follows: Administrator Auditor Lawyer Your fund will need to cover a variety of ongoing costs, including administration, audits, directors, tax preparation, compliance, and outsourced trading desks. Eighty to ninety percent of the work that your
Hedge Fund Management – Budgeting
- July 5, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Hedge Funds
Hedge Fund Management – Budgeting Start-Up Costs Let’s look at what you can expect to invest to get your fund launched. Typical costs include legal formation, Form D and “blue sky” filings, branding, jurisdiction filing fees and a huge investment in time focused on developing a plan of action. Legal Formation Let me start here
How to Raise Capital – An Overview
- July 5, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Raising Capital
How to Raise Capital for a Hedge Fund or Alternative Investment Strategy – An Overview Here we present an outline and links to all our posts on how to raise capital for a hedge fund or other alternative investment strategy. Please visit the links below for more in-depth insight on how to raise capital. Hedge
Starting a Hedge Fund
- June 28, 2017
- Posted by: Vincent Sarullo
- Category: Hedge Funds
Starting a Hedge Fund What will a lawyer help with when starting a hedge fund? Help determine the name of the fund and management companies based on industry standards. Determine appropriate domicile for the fund and management entities and entity types (limited liability company, limited partners, onshore or offshore structure, etc.) Applying for Tax ID