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Candidate Information: HFA 2020 Board of Directors Election

April 9, 2020

Each of the candidates is profiled here.

HFA Sponsorship Opportunities (as of March 2020)

April 1, 2020

March 2020 update to HFA Sponsorship opportunities

 

Hedge Fund Association Adds Mark Shaw and Josh Stone to Leadership Team. Nominations Now Open for HFA’s 2020 Global Board of Directors Election

February 11, 2020

NEW YORK, NY – February 11, 2020 – The Hedge Fund Association (“HFA”), a leading international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization, is pleased to announce the board of directors’ appointment of 2 new leaders: Josh Stone, Legal & Compliance Advisor, and Mark Shaw, UK Regional Co-Director. To view HFA’s global presence and biographies of all HFA leaders please click here.

Read HFA’s  full press release here.

HFA – 2020 Sponsorship Opportunities

February 6, 2020

HFA’s 2020 Sponsorship Opportunities: Symposiums, Cocktail Receptions, Surveys, Golf Outings, Breakfast Briefings, Webinars, Newsletters and Thought Leader Council – Read more

 

Press Release: Hedge Fund Association Submits Comment Letter to SEC, Advocating Expanded Accredited Investor Qualifications and Broader Advertising

September 25, 2019

HFA Responds to SEC’s Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions, Focusing on Rules 506(b) and 506(c)

NEW YORK, NY – September 25, 2019 – The Hedge Fund Association (“HFA”), a leading international nonprofit trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization, is proud to advocate for expanded accredited investor qualifications and broader advertising, via submission of Comment Letter to SEC regarding harmonization of securities offering exemptions including Rules 506(b) and 506(c). HFA’s Comment Letter dated September 23, 2019 is posted here.  Read HFA’s full Sept. 25, 2019 release here.

 

HFA Comment Letter Submitted to SEC Sept. 23, 2019, RE: Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions

September 24, 2019

Read HFA’s 9/23/19 Comment Letter in full here.

HFA 2019 Summer Newsletter

September 4, 2019

Expense Apportionment Software: What Is Allocation & Apportionment, and Why Should You Care?

August 21, 2019

Gary R. Markham: Expense allocation and expense allocation / apportionment software are not exhilarating subjects, it doesn’t fill you with joy and adrenaline at the prospect of finally finding a way to become a part of the expense allocation revolution. Read more…

Q&A on the evolution of fund administration from coast to coast

August 14, 2019

UMB Fund Services: Although Silicon Valley and Wall Street may seem very different, asset management and fund administration are evolving from coast to coast. Rich Talley and Ralph Santoro discuss fund administration and the trends they’re seeing across the country. Read more…

The cash conundrum for Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds

July 29, 2019

UMB Fund Services: The Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program may offer investors temporary tax deferral, but they bring with them cash challenges for fund managers. Read more…