HedgeOp Merges with The IMS Group

January, 2012 - HedgeOp has announced today that it is merging with The IMS Group, a leading European governance, risk and compliance services group. The enlarged Group has offices in London, New York, Boston and San Francisco, with more than 100 staff supporting approximately 700 investment management firms globally. Please click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Teams with Yodlee to Create New Personal Trading Compliance Tools

September, 2010 - HedgeOp has announced today the version 2.0 release of it's Employee Level Filing (ELF) platform with electronic linkages to over 2,800 brokerage institutions using patented state-of-the-art technology created by Yodlee™, the leading provider of online personal financial management (PFM) and revenue-generating payments solutions and services. Please click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Introduces Registration Services for Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds

June, 2010 - HedgeOp has introduced today two new tiers of its ADVassist adviser registration service, providing enhanced customization for fund managers registering as investment advisers with the SEC. The new suite of services, ADVassist Basic and ADVassist Advanced, enable private fund advisors to fulfill registration and compliance requirements cost-effectively and appropriate to a fund's size, and infrastructure. Please click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Enters Alliance with Strata Fund Services, LLC to Provide Compliance Solution

October, 2009 - HedgeOp today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Strata Fund Services, LLC, a full-service administrator to the alternative investment industry, to provide Strata with its ComplianceTrak software platform. Strata will use the software to service its clients and enhance its compliance offerings. Please click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Nominated for Top Regulatory Advisory Award

September, 2009 - HedgeOp announced today that it has been nominated Best Regulatory Advisory Firm of 2009 at HFMWeek's US Service Provider Awards, which honor the top hedge fund providers based in the United States. This is the first time that HFMWeek, one of the leading news sources for the hedge fund sector, will honor the US' leading providers to the hedge fund industry. Please click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Promotes Patrick Shea to Executive Vice President

July, 2009 - HedgeOp announced today that Patrick Shea has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Company, joining the four-person Executive Management team. Please click here to read the full press release.

New Hedge Fund Legislation Announced in the U.S. Senate

June, 2009 - Concurrently with the release of President Obama's financial regulatory reform plan, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced a bill (S. 1276) aimed at regulating the hedge fund industry. Please click here to read HedgeOp's Client Alert Memorandum on the subject.

Financial System Regulatory Reform Plan Announced

June, 2009 - On June 17th, the Obama Administration announced its financial system regulatory reform plan. In an in-depth analysis, HedgeOp CEO, Bill Mulligan looks at how the proposals may affect hedge funds.

HedgeOp and Bowne & Co., Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

June, 2009 - Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE: BNE), a global leader in shareholder and marketing communications, today announced it has signed a strategic alliance to offer Bowne ComplianceTrak™ and Bowne Form SH Generator, two new compliance solutions for hedge funds and other registered investment advisers. Both ComplianceTrak and Form SH Generator are powered by HedgeOp Compliance. Click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Launches ComplianceTrak Adviser Platform

May, 2009 - HedgeOp today announced announced the release of the ComplianceTrak Adviser Platform, a tool designed to help small and mid-size registered investment advisers meet the continually evolving demands of today’s regulatory environment. The ComplianceTrak Adviser Platform is a powerful workflow tool that enables managers to meet their compliance requirements and achieve operational efficiency. Click here to read the full press release.

HedgeOp Introduces Form SH Platform

March, 2009 - HedgeOp today announced the release of the ComplianceTrak Form SH Platform, a tool for investment managers to efficiently and cost effectively meet new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting requirements for short sales. The Form SH Platform can be purchased as an add-on to our ComplianceTrak software, or as a stand-alone product. Click here to read the full press release.

Hedge Fund Legislation Announced in the House

February, 2009 - Representatives Michael Castle (R-DE) and Michael Capuano (D-MA) have introduced hedge fund-related bills in the House of Representatives. Although they seem to be similar in intent to the Senate bill that was recently introduced, there are several important differences. Please click here to read HedgeOp's Client Alert Memorandum on the subject.

Hedge Fund Registration Bill Announced in the Senate-- Senators Grassley and Levin Introduce Bill Requiring Hedge Fund Registration

January, 2009 - On January 28, 2009, Senator Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, and Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, introduced a new bill on the floor of the Senate that, if passed, would impose a significant and sweeping new regulatory regime on the private investment fund industry. For a more detailed discussion of the various elements of the Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009, click here to read HedgeOp's Client Alert Memorandum on the subject.

HedgeOp Awarded U.S. Patent for ComplianceTrak Software

January, 2009 - HedgeOp today announced that it has been awarded a patent on its ComplianceTrak software, a powerful and unique workflow tool that enables managers to meet their compliance requirements efficiently and cost effectively. You can view the entire press release here.

HedgeOp CEO Bill Mulligan Quoted in Published ACAMS Article

January, 2009 - HedgeOp Compliance CEO, Bill Mulligan, was interviewed and quoted in an article published by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) on the growing AML requirements of the hedge fund industry. You can view the article here.

SEC's Lori Richards Stresses the Importance of Compliance

December, 2008 - Lori Richards, Director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations released an open letter to CEOs of registered investment advisers stressing the importance of compliance during tough economic times. The article shows just how important reliable and cost-effective compliance tools, such as HedgeOp's ComplianceTrak software, are to an adviser. You can view the full text of Ms. Richards' letter here.

HedgeOp's Rachel Eve Meyer Co-Authors Published Article

July, 2008 - Rachel Eve Meyer, Esq., a Senior Vice President at HedgeOp Compliance, LLC recently co-authored an article entitled "Side Pockets On The Rise – Issues, Analysis, And Impact.” The article, which discusses the use of side pockets in hedge funds, was published on July 16, 2008 in The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 41 No. 13 and can be found here.

HedgeOp Announces Strategic Alliance with MadisonGrey

June, 2008 - HedgeOp Compliance, LLC announces a strategic co-marketing agreement with hedge fund adminstrator MadisonGrey. The alliance enables MadisonGrey to use the ComplianceTrak fund-level engine for clients, providing them with custom compliance reporting and monitoring as well as offering preferred pricing for the ComplianceTrak adviser-level portal. For the full press release, click here.