BarclayHedge Blog

“Never underestimate business risk,” is the lead-up cautionary advice of SwissAnalytic’s latest white paper. In “Business Risk: An Often Neglected but Significant Source of Risk,” the authors reflect on some recent news about an embezzlement case and provide other historical examples, which espouse the importance of examining business risk when researching potential alternative investments. The paper highlights areas of importance such as looking into the financial viability of the firm, staffing and compensation, the compliance function, the firm’s and its employees’ backgrounds, and asset transfer controls…to name a few.

Read the full study here.

Hedge Fund Due Diligence Reports

BarclayHedge and SwissAnalytics have teamed up to offer hedge fund and CTA due diligence. As a BarclayHedge member, you receive an ongoing $500 discount on "Silver" Due Diligence reports and an exclusive 10% discount on your first "Gold" or "Ops" Due Diligence Report from SwissAnalytics.

SwissAnalytics conducts due diligence on the entire range of alternative investment strategies and managers located anywhere in the world in a timely and cost-effective manner. Services are currently offered along three core lines: "Silver"-, "Gold"-, and "Ops"-Due Diligence.

To download a sample "Silver" Due Diligence Report, simply fill out this short request form.

Labels: cta due diligence, due diligence, hedge fund due diligence, hedge fund risk, hedge fund risk analysis