Cyberattack via Zoom-Invite Downs Hedge Fund

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By Hedge Fund Insight staff   A hedge fund based in Sydney Australia has been the victim of a cyber attack that ultimately put it out of business. The rogue software was delivered via a Zoom invitation. Fake invoices were sent to the fund’s trustee and fund administrator leading to payments totaling $8.7m. Levitas Capital was […] Read more »

MMIF Reporting – A Challenge for Fund Administrators Survey Says

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By Shane Brett, Chief Executive of Global Perspectives   INTRODUCTION In April 2014, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) introduced new reporting requirements for all funds in Ireland. The Resident Money Market and Investment Funds Return (MMIF) must be completed for all UCITS (Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities) and hedge funds resident […] Read more »

Hedge Fund Performance Fees – A Growing Problem

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By FundCalcs/ Global Perspectives   Introduction Hedge funds’ performance fees are a key component of every fund’s Net Asset Valuation calculation. Since the economic crisis of 2008, hedge fund performance and incentive fees have become more complex. The standard “2 and 20” fee model is often not the case anymore. This has meant calculations on […] Read more »

Depositary-lite and the challenge of implementation

From  Grant Thornton   Under the requirements of the AIFMD, UK and other EU hedge fund managers that wish to market their non-EU, offshore hedge funds to EU investors through private placement, will need to comply with the “depositary-lite” regime. The depositary-lite regime requires one or more firms to be appointed to perform a number […] Read more »

Review of Hedge Funds in 2012

By Charles Gubert, Editor of COOConnect Here is our take on what happened in 2012, and the clues we picked up as to what hedge fund COOs can look forward to over the next 12 months.  In the spirit of the season, and to make it a bit harder for ourselves, we decided to restrict […] Read more »