Private fund Performance After the Dodd-Frank Act – Evidence from 2010 to 2015

Originally blogged on Columbia Blue Sky Blog: http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2015/09/03/private-fund-performance-after-the-dodd-frank-act-evidence-from-2010-to-2015/ Does the Dodd-Frank Act lower the earnings of the private fund industry? For much of its history, the private fund industry has viewed private fund adviser registration and the disclosure of proprietary information as a threat to its profitability. Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act introduced the most […]

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Presentation: Effect of Dodd-Frank Act on Hedge Fund Performance – at European Financial Management Association – 2014 Annual Conference – Rome Italy

EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 2014 Annual Conference June 25 – 28, 2014 University of Rome Tor Vergata – School of Economics Rome, ITALY Dear colleagues and friends of the European Financial Management Association (EFMA), On behalf of the School of Economics of the University of Rome Tor Vergata, We have the great pleasure and privilege […]

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Hedge Funds and Private Equity Presentation at Upper Midwest Securities Litigation and Enforcement Forum

Upper Midwest Securities Litigation and Enforcement Forum 2014 Briggs Securities Litigation Forum Thursday, May 29, 2014  Graves 601 Hotel  601 1st Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55403 http://www.graves601hotel.com CLE credits applied for  REGISTER: Dena Edmiston, Briggs and Morgan, P.A. 612.977.8581 or e-mail dedmiston@briggs.com  Welcome Register today for the fifth annual Upper Midwest Securities Litigation and Enforcement […]

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The Effect of the Dodd-Frank Act on Hedge Fund Performance – Presentation at George Washington University Law School

THE CENTER FOR LAW, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL FOURTH ANNUAL JUNIOR FACULTY BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL LAW WORKSHOP AND JUNIOR FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES Sponsored by Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP The George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 February 7-8, 2014 Friday February 7 Welcome, […]

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New Hedge Fund Data on SEC Form PF – Presentation at Investment Fund Roundtable

Investment Fund Roundtable program 1 2014 Investment Funds A Roundtable Discussion Brooklyn Law School Friday, January 31, 2014 Discussion Agenda Session I:      Fiduciaries: Harmonizing the Standard of Conduct for Financial Intermediaries Moderator: Deborah A. DeMott, Duke University School of Law Is there and ought there be a common standard of conduct for financial intermediaries toward […]

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Hedge Funds – A New Era of Transparency

Hedge funds play a critical role in capital formation, and are increasingly influential participants in the capital markets.  The hedge fund industry is transitioning from a secretive industry to a widely-recognized and influential group of investment managers. Mary Jo White’s speech at the Managed Funds Association Conference on October 18, 2013 underscores the transformation of the […]

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HEDGE FUND REGULATION SYMPOSIUM

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL CORPORATE INSTITUTE HEDGE FUND REGULATION SYMPOSIUM Tuesday, November 5, at 3:15-5:15PM (Reception to follow) University of Minnesota Law School Room 25 Applied for CLE Credits – 2 hours (No charge) RSVP to melloh@umn.edu   US hedge fund regulation under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010…European hedge fund regulation…legal and illegal use […]

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Hedge Fund Performance after the Dodd-Frank Act – Presentation at the Midwestern Law & Economics Association

Paper presentation at 9:00 AM on Friday, October 11 at the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana – Presentation at the Midwestern Law & Economics Association. Hedge Fund Performance After the Dodd-Frank Act – A Regression Discontinuity Analysis  by  Wulf A. Kaal (UST Minneapolis)* Barbara Luppi (Modena Italy)* Sandra Paterlini (EBS Germany)* Abstract Title IV of […]

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Presenting on “Hedge Fund Compliance Cost” at Canadian Law & Economics Association in Toronto

Presentation at the Canadian Law and Economics Association annual meeting  on September 29, 2013 in Toronto:   The Impact of Compliance Cost of Financial Regulation ­- Evidence from the Private Fund Industry by Wulf A. Kaal Abstract  A common complaint about financial regulation is that it predominantly affects smaller firms because the cost of compliance brings increasing […]

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Form PF Survey 2013

Take FORM PF SURVEY ONLINE – completely anonymous Download Form PF Survey Questionnaire in Word Format To: Private Fund Advisers Registered with the SEC Chief Legal / Compliance Officer To Whom It May Concern From: Professor Wulf A. Kaal 1000 LaSalle Ave., MSL 400 Minneapolis, MN 55403 Telephone: (651) 962-4972 Cell: (312) 810-4390 Facsimile: (651) […]

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