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Erisa Rules For Hedge Funds In San Diego
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ERISA prohibits cross trades, the exchange of assets between two accounts without going through a public market. There have been numerous exemption requests motivated by a desire to reduce transaction costs. Mutual funds are permitted to cross trade under Rule 17a-7.
As a result, most hedge fund managers seek to keep the level of investments by Benefit Plan Investors in their funds below the ERISA 25% threshold at all times so as to avoid such obligations.
Hedge funds often require substantial initial investments, typically ranging from $100,000 to several million dollars. This high entry point is primarily due to the sophisticated strategies and the exclusive nature of these funds, which are designed to attract high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.
ERISA restricts certain actions related to how benefit plans are designed and administered. For example, it limits the types of investments that retirement plans can make, imposes fiduciary duties on plan administrators, and mandates specific reporting and disclosure requirements.
If benefit plan investors own less than 25% of the Class A interests, but 25% or more of the Class B interests, the assets of the entire fund will be considered plan assets. This is true even though benefit plan investors own less than 25% of both the Class A interests and the total equity of the fund.
As a result, most hedge fund managers seek to keep the level of investments by Benefit Plan Investors in their funds below the ERISA 25% threshold at all times so as to avoid such obligations.
A key point is that the 25% rule applies to all share classes individually. For example, if class A represents 90% of the fund/entity's assets, and class B represents 10% of the total fund equity asset, you could not have more than 2.5% of class B shares owned by benefits or retirement plans.
The Investment Advisers Act requires hedge fund managers with over $100 million in assets under management to register with the SEC as investment advisers. Registered advisers are subject to periodic examinations and must maintain detailed records of their activities.
Under ERISA, each fund is subject to additional requirements and obligations once more than 25 percent of the fund's assets under management (AUM) are subject to ERISA (the 25 percent threshold).
