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A side pocket is a mechanism whereby a fund compartmentalizes assets that are relatively illiquid or difficult to value reliably. [185] When an investment is side-pocketed, its value is calculated separately from the value of the fund's main portfolio. [186]
So-called "side pockets", used by hedge funds in the global financial crisis, but previously not allowed for mainstream European funds, separate out illiquid often risky assets so main funds can ...
In October 2010, the SEC charged two hedge fund portfolio managers and their investment advisory businesses, Palisades Asset Management, LLC with overvaluing illiquid fund assets they placed in a "side pocket," misappropriating investor assets, and making material misrepresentations in connection with a securities offering. [21]
Growth in the secondary market continued trending upward in 2013 reaching its highest level yet, with an estimated total transaction volume of $36bn per the Setter Capital Volume Report 2013, as follows: private equity $28 billion, real estate secondaries $5.1 billion, hedge fund side pockets $1.6 billion, infrastructure funding $0.7 billion ...
Billions of taxpayer dollars that the U.S. government gave to AIG (AIG) to prop up the insurer could end up in the pockets of hedge funds that bet on a falling U.S. housing market, according to a ...
Lighter Side. Medicare. News. ... of what was for many years the world’s biggest hedge fund, ... has resulted in a $129 trillion wealth transfer into the pockets of those boomers and older ...
Side Pocket is a 1986 pocket billiards video game. Side Pocket or side pocket may also refer to: a side pocket on a billiard table; a mechanism in a hedge fund to compartmentalize certain assets; Side Pocket for a Toad, a beer by Tring Brewery; Side pocket mandrel, containing a side pocket, used in oil and gas well completion "Side Pocket", a ...
When comparing hedge fund ETFs or private equity ETFs, pay attention to the fund’s strategy and its underlying investments. Also, consider the ETF’s performance, risk profile, and cost.