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by: Andrew Jones Manager of Business Development Woodfield Fund Administration, LLC We’ve asked Sima Dahl, President of Parlay Communications, to write a short essay on the importance of LinkedIn and how it can be effectively utilized to generate more sales. Sima … Continued

  A common Wall Street adage runs, “the trend is your friend.” Skeptics sometimes add to that the words, “…until it isn’t.” Commonfund has issued a new white paper that illuminates both sentiments, in the course of contending that futures … Continued

Visit the on-line library of Barclay Hedge to read the latest proprietary studies addressing issues in due diligence and risk analysis. Articles posted include: “Why Due Diligence?” “Good UCITS — Bad UCITS” “Hedge Funds Misrepresent Facts? Of course they do…” … Continued

By Lida Citroën Principal | LIDA360, LLC As companies launch brand marketing and promotional initiatives, it’s easy to focus on what could be and what should be, instead of what should NOT be.  In our quest to build and develop messaging, … Continued

If the American Movie Channel’s hit television series “Mad Men” is to be believed, the American advertising executive of the early 1960s conducted business largely fueled by lunchtime martinis, nicotine and red meat. As anyone who attempts to light up … Continued

From Merlin Securites: The hedge fund industry is experiencing a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Many existing and established funds are struggling simply to keep moving forward against redemptions and perilous market conditions. Now more than ever, it is critical that … Continued

Liquidity has become a virtue of late. Hedge funds fill their monthly letters and conference calls with details of how quickly they can liquidate their portfolios within increasingly shorter timescales. Many managers now have strict stated limits on their ability … Continued

Some of you may have heard that I was recently given a prestigious lifetime achievement award by Hedge Funds Review. The link below will take you to a televised interview that I had with the Editor Margie Lindsay. For those … Continued

On Monday, October 31, 2011 MF Global filed for bankruptcy and there was a shortfall in the customer segregated funds. It is not unheard of for an FCM to fail. It happened in 2008 with Lehman and before that it … Continued

Earlier this year, the CFTC proposed the following amendments to certain Sections of Part 4 of the Regulations which affect the registration and reporting requirements of CTAs and CPOs, including: Requiring a new data collection system for CPOs and CTAs, … Continued