Hedge Fund Due Diligence -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Hedge Fund Growth-What It Means to the Institution -- DEMAND FOR HEDGE FUNDS -- WHAT ABOUT REGULATION? IS REGULATION THE ANSWER? -- RECAP -- Chapter 2 What Is Due Diligence? What Are the Various Types of Due Diligence? -- RECAP -- Chapter 3 What Kinds of Hedge Fund Failures Does the Press Discuss? Why Do Most Hedge Funds that Fail, Really Fail? -- BUSINESS FORCES -- INCOMPETENCE/DEMEANOR ISSUES -- SIDEBAR: MANAGED ACCOUNTS, A CURE-ALL? -- RECAP -- Chapter 4 Can the Chances of Investing in Future Failures Be Lessened/Prevented? How? -- INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES: FELLING THE TOUGHEST OF THE TOUGH -- TIMING ISSUES -- RECAP -- Chapter 5 Investigative Background Reports-The Beginning: Identify Your Target -- WHY A MIDDLE NAME CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU -- WHAT YOU SHOULD ASK THE MANAGER -- MODERN-DAY IDENTIFICATION DILEMMAS: THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES -- THE HOW TO OF SUBJECT IDENTIFICATION -- HOW TO WINNOW -- OTHER HELPFUL SOURCES -- NON-LEXIS SOURCES -- WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU JUST CANNOT COMPLETELY CONFIRM A SOCIAL -- MERLIN. NOT SO MAGICAL ANYMORE -- TIP 1: KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS -- TIP 2: ERRONEOUS ADDRESSES -- TIP 3: RELEASES -- TIP 4: STUPID INVESTIGATOR TRICKS -- RECAP -- Chapter 6 The Courts -- HOW TO ENSURE YOUR COURT SEARCHES ARE COMPLETE -- COURT SEARCHES: THE BEGINNING -- HOW FAR BACK YOU CAN LEGALLY SEARCH -- ONLINE SOURCES: FEDERAL COURTS -- BANKRUPTCIES, DEFINED -- HOW TO USE PACER -- OTHER TIPS -- ONLINE SOURCES: STATE COURTS -- MANUAL SOURCES: STATE COURTS -- DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION -- STATUS OF A SUIT -- LIENS/JUDGMENTS -- CASE STUDIES -- A PI PRACTICE THAT WILL KILL YOU -- AVOIDING A TAX LIEN -- WOOD RIVER POSTSCRIPT -- METHODS OF CONDUCTING COURT SEARCHES -- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COURT SEARCHES: AN INSIDE LOOK -- HOW TO READ A LAWSUIT.

THE DOCKET -- THE COMPLAINT -- DOES THIS SUIT NAME MY HEDGE FUND MANAGER? -- INTERVIEWS OF LITIGANTS -- WARNING SIGNS: YELLOW AND RED FLAGS FROM LITIGATION RESEARCH -- RECAP -- Chapter 7 News Media: Is Nexis Your Only Option? -- THE SERVICES -- SOME CHEAT SHEETS -- ORDER OF OPERATION -- THE MECHANICS -- A SECOND CAUTION AGAINST A BAD IDEA -- CONTEXT IS KEY -- RECAP -- Chapter 8 Regulatory Bodies -- ARE HEDGE FUNDS REALLY UNREGULATED? -- SEC, NASD, AND NFA NAMES AND NUMBERS -- DETAILS -- INVESTMENT ADVISER REGISTRATION DEPOSITORY* (IARD) -- SEC EDGAR -- REGULATORY DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS -- RECAP -- Chapter 9 Credentials Verifications -- WHAT TO ASK MANAGERS/QUESTIONNAIRES -- WHAT TO VERIFY -- HOW TO VERIFY SCHOOLING -- HOW TO VERIFY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT -- THE WORK NUMBER -- HOW TO VERIFY MILITARY ACTIVITY -- HOW TO VERIFY LICENSES -- EXAMPLES FROM THE ARCHIVES -- CREATING A TEMPLATE -- RECAP -- Chapter 10 Corporate Records: Not Just D&B Anymore -- CORPORATE RECORDS: THE LIBRARIES -- INCORP -- ALLBIZ -- COMPNY -- COMPNY -- THE SEARCH STRING -- DUN & BRADSTREET -- RECAP -- Chapter 11 The Internet: What It Can Do and What It Can't -- WHAT THE INTERNET CAN DO -- LIMITS/NOT SO GOOD FOR -- SPECIFIC SITES -- RECAP -- Chapter 12 Public Records-Is That All There Is? -- WHY DO INTERVIEWS AT ALL? -- OBJECTIONS -- WHO IS A SOURCE? -- HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY SOURCES? -- NEWS SEARCHES -- CORPORATE/REGULATORY RECORDS -- DIRECTORIES -- GOOGLE -- OTHER -- HOW DO YOU FIND SOURCES' CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION? -- HOW TO GET A SOURCE TO RETURN A MESSAGE -- HOW TO ENCOURAGE A SOURCE TO SPEAK CANDIDLY -- PREPARATION -- EMOTIONAL CONNECTION -- OVERCOMING INTERVIEWING OBJECTIONS -- SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR GETTING TO THE "TRUTH" -- WHAT TO DO WHEN THE SOURCE STARTS ASKING THE QUESTIONS -- CONVERSATION -- STANDARD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -- OTHER TIPS -- WHAT NOT TO DO -- RECAP.

Chapter 13 What You Think Is Helpful, But Isn't -- SUPER SECRET SOURCES -- OFAC -- SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS -- ELECTRONIC EYES: WHAT THE COMPUTER KNOWS-A SPECIAL REPORT -- ON LINE, HIGH-TECH SLEUTHS FIND PRIVATE FACTS -- CREDIT REPORTS -- RECAP -- Chapter 14 The Law -- FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA) -- NCIC -- GOVERNMENT MONEYMAKING IDEA -- TAPING INTERVIEWS -- PRETEXTING -- RECAP -- Chapter 15 Credit Reports -- WHO CAN ORDER THEM? -- THE VALUE OF A CREDIT REPORT -- DO CLIENTS TYPICALLY WANT THEM? -- HOW TO READ A CREDIT REPORT AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR -- RECAP -- Chapter 16 Warning Signs: Red and Yellow Flags -- RED FLAGS -- YELLOW FLAGS -- IF YOU SEE THESE ON A BIOGRAPHY, BEWARE -- Chapter 17 Conclusion -- RECAP OF THE RECAPS -- Notes -- Index.