Impact of Regulations on Hedge Funds and the Potential Impact on Alpha

A diligent result-oriented Finance professional with robust experience providing finance/business advisory in diverse sectors and skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects and duties in deadline driven environments in Kuwait.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether creating regulations, has impacted the hedge fund industry and alpha components. The focus has mainly been aimed at the hedge fund industry existing in USA and Europe. Minor contrasts have been made in comparison with Canada and Latin America. The author has defined hedge funds, its salient features, its functioning, different strategies used, reason for introducing regulations, challenges faced and the developments that are occurring and have occurred in the industry for smooth operation. The author also defines alpha and its nature in the hedge fund industry in order to understand if any impact has been made due to these regulatory approaches. The author discusses the current and upcoming hedge fund regulations in 2012.