As of the date we published this list of important hedge fund articles, the Hedge Fund Law Blog has over 600 posts.  In order to highlight some of the more important items on this website we have created the following list of articles which we think will be useful for most of our readers.  Articles without links will be forthcoming and we look forward to hearing your feedback on what information you would like to see in the future.  The categories include:

1. Basics & Structure
2. Offering Documents
3. Service Providers
4. Investment Adviser Regulation
5. Futures & Commodities Regulation
6. Marketing & Advertising
7. Operational Issues

We would also like to remind managers who are thinking of starting a fund to view our Start Up Presentation.

BASICS & STRUCTURE

• What is a Hedge Fund?
  • What is a Hedge Fund Part 2
• Mutual Funds v. Hedge Funds v. Private Equity v. Venture Capital
• Domestic Hedge Funds
  • Standard Structure
  • Section 3(c)1 Hedge Funds
  • Section 3(c)7 Hedge Funds
  • Why is a Hedge Fund Structured as a LP?
  • Domestic Hedge Fund Timeline
  • Series LLC
• Offshore Hedge Funds
  • Parallel Hedge Fund Structure
  • Master-Feeder Fund Structure
  • Mini-Master Feeder Fund Structure
  • Offshore Director Requirements
  • Offshore Jurisdictions
    • BVI
    • Cayman
    • Other Jurisdictions
  • Segregated Portfolio Companies
  • Offshore Hedge Fund Timeline
• Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs)
• Reg D Overview
  • Filing Form D
  • Reg D Annual and Interim Amendments
  • Blue Sky Filings
  • New York Form 99
• Hedge Fund Investors
  • Accredited Investor
  • Qualified Client
  • Non-Accredited Investor
  • Qualified Purchaser
  • Eligible Contract Participant (ECP)
  • Qualified Eligible Person (QEP)
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Family Offices
    • Growth of Family Offices
    • SEC Proposes Family Office Definition

OPERATIONAL ISSUES

• Establishing Bank Accounts
• Employment Issues for Fund Managers
• Credit Facility
• Short Sales
• Styles/ Investment Programs
• Soft Dollars
• New Issues
• Leverage
• Due Diligence Questionnaires
• Silent Ownership Issues (for IA/CTA/CPO)
• Section 13F Filings
• Schedule 13D
• Liquidation
• AML
• How to Name Your Hedge Fund
• Reypothication and the Prime Brokerage Agreement
• Margin Lock-Ups
• Bloomberg Terminals
• 13D and 13G Filings
• Conversion of 3c7 to 3c1
• Hedge Funds and Twitter
• NFA Provides Social Networking Compliance Guidance
• Insider Trading
• Tax Issues
  • Schedule K-1
  • UBTI
  • Proposition Q for Hedge Funds in San Francisco
• GIPS Compliance Information for Hedge Funds
• Leasing Office Space
  • Hedge Fund Hotels

ERISA

• ERISA Overview &  25% Threshold (Quick Overview)
• ERISA and Hedge Funds Longer Overview
• ERISA Bonding Requirement
• Purchasing Fidelity Bond
• DOL Asks ERISA Plans to Monitor Hedge Fund Valuation Practices
• IRA Investments

LAWS & REGULATIONS

• Hedge Fund Laws Overview
• Advisers Act
• Exchange Act
• 28(e)
• Investment Company Act of 1940
• 1933 Act
• Ranking Authority
• State Law Issues
  • NASAA Proposed Multi-State No-Action Request Process

OTHER ISSUES

• How to Invest in a Hedge Fund
• Secondary Hedge Fund Market
• Insurance for Hedge Fund Management Companies
• Fund Appreciation Rights
• Asset Valuation by the General Partner
• Starting Hedge Fund Primer
• Hedge Fund Registration Exemption
• Incubator Hedge Funds
• Affiliated Broker Dealer
• Thoughts on HF offering documents
• Hedge Funds Care
• Best Practices Full Report
• MFA Sound Practices for Hedge Funds
• Women in the Hedge Fund Industry
  • 100 Women
  • Opportunities
• Data Warehouse Implementation
• UCITS Hedge Funds
• Audit Post Madoff
• Prop Trading Shops
• FAS 157
• New York LLC Publication Requirement
• Advantage of Hedge Funds over SMAs
• Question on investors in a hedge fund
• Regulation D Interpretive Release

FOREX

• Forex Dealer Capital Requirements
• Forex and NFA Compliance Rule 2-29
• Interpretive Notice on Advertising
• Passing the Series 34
• MT4
• Forex PAMM Accounts

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• First Quarter 2010
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