If you are an advisor to a private fund (i.e. hedge fund or pooled investment vehicle) do you know if you are deemed to have custody? If so, is your Form ADV Part I completed correctly?
Category Archives: Hedge Funds
Registration for Advisors to Private Funds
August 30, 2005
By now, you are probably aware that advisors to private funds (a/k/a hedge funds or pooled investments) need to register as investment advisors if they provide advice on securities to private funds. (To learn more, please read the SEC’s rule release.) The SEC is requiring these advisors to become registered by February 1, 2006. While we recommend submitting your filing with the SEC as soon as possible (preferably before December 1, 2005), an applicant needs to have all its ducks in a row before filing.
Advisors to Hedge Funds Need to Start Preparing for Registration As Investment Advisors
June 05, 2005
Is your firm an advisor to a hedge fund? If so, your firm must register (if it hasn’t already done so) as an investment advisor by February 1, 2006.