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By Holly Singer, HS Marketing: What’s the difference between marketing, advertising and branding? Why is ‘thought leadership’ a big deal? How can you get heard? How can you avoid common marketing traps? These are among the questions prepared by me for speaking during the recent Emerging Manager Seminar (April 19, 2018 in New York, hosted by Pepper Hamilton).

By Scott H. Fullman, CMT — At a meeting of the Hedge Fund Association (HFA) on May 10th there were several complaints that managers were having a difficult time creating outperformance, also known as alpha. Portfolio and money managers are paid not only to manage money but to enhance returns and manage risk.

By RSM — On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed H.R.1 into law. The legislation, often referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), is a significant piece of legislation and many of the provisions went into effect Jan. 1, 2018. It is important to understand the impact of the major provisions affecting individuals, in particular, executives, founders and general partners of alternative investment fund structures such as private equity or hedge funds.

UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) announced it has hired three associates to join its business development team. Michelle Benner, Ana Burke and Jose Rincon join UMBFS as vice presidents, business development. They will focus on new business development for UMBFS’ array of services for the asset management industry which include fund accounting, administration, tax, investor services, transfer agency, custody* and distribution*.