Tag Archives: hedge funds
Financial Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds
This article details the importance of financial insurance, a category of insurance designed to protect a hedge fund from professional and director level liability. Continue reading →
Understanding Start-Up Hedge Fund Insurance
Having the right insurance policies in place might not necessarily be top of the to-do list when setting up a hedge fund. But to overlook this key business requirement is ill advised. Today’s hedge fund manager is under a barrage … Continue reading →
General Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds
This article details the importance of general insurance, a category of insurance designed to protect a hedge fund from a wide range of risk factors. Continue reading →
Employee Benefits Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds
This article details the importance of employee benefits, a category of insurance focused on the omission in the administration of an employee benefit program. Continue reading →
5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed: Opportunistic Suits
This week: opportunistic suits, cyber attacks, guaranteed returns, LIBOR criminals, and some pretty major fat-fingering. Continue reading →
Lower Hedge Fund Return Expectations: Happy Investors, Happy Hedge Fund Insurers
The lower return expectations and feeling among investors that, on balance, hedge funds had performed as expected or better in 2012 should be positive news for those in the insurance industry covering the professional liability risks of hedge funds. Continue reading →
5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed: Tempting Fate
In the news this week: tempting the fates, setting compliance officers free, trickle-down cyber risk, and more. Continue reading →
3 Key Hedge Fund Issues for 2013
While not burdened with all the same regulation as other financial institutions, hedge funds face their own special challenges. As 2013 approached, I asked fellow bloggers Chris Keegan and Ann Longmore their take on the most critical issues for hedge … Continue reading →
5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed — And Holy Foreclosures
This week: hedge fund premiums, banking gambles, Madoff, Mets, an AME Church,foreclosures, and a White-hot development Continue reading →
5 Financial Stories You May Have Missed – And a White Hot Development
1. Is SEC “Breaking the Buck” and the Money Markets? Money markets funds are funny animals. They are mutual funds, but unlike most funds they are extremely short term and invest in US Treasury bills and commercial paper. But what makes … Continue reading →