The three routes have pluses and minuses. Trading company - this is probably the easiest to set up as you aren't trading public money...
Our firm provides operational and accounting support to trading firms, investment advisors and hedge funds. I would welcome the opportunity to...
Here's a ruling from the SEC regarding providing advice over the internet: http://sec.gov/rules/final/ia-2091.htm
From my experience, the offering regulations are not overly burdensome but I believe they can become complex depending on particular situations.
There's really no reason to allow US Tax Exempts into a non-US fund unless that fund uses debt and generates UBTI which creates a tax liability...
So the tax-exempt investors which want to invest in Hedge Funds have to invest OFFSHORE, and not in US funds. What does that mean for the...
You could structure either a US LLC/partnership or offshore corporation (treated as a partnership for tax purposes) for all investors. It really...
Disclosure of all partners, US and Non-US, to the IRS can be an issue. However, if the US investors want to avoid PFIC reporting issues, the fund...
A US investor can invest in a Non-US based fund and receive the same tax treatment as if they were invested in a US based fund. The Non-US fund...
The US Income Tax Regulations further clarify that the investor in a domestic partnership will not be considered to be in a Trade or Business...
There are special Trading Safe Harbors in the IRS code that make an exception for trading in securities and commodities for one's own account...
If you are trading only forex and futures instruments you do not need to register as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). RIA status is...
My understanding of Advent products is that you'll need two different software packages - One to track the portfolio (Advent Axys, I believe) and...
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