KPMG LLP INVITES YOU….

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KPMG LLP INVITES YOU TO 

“Hedge Fund Startups: Learn the Essentials to Launch and Grow in Today’s Complex Environment”

WHERE:

KPMG LLP
345 Park Avenue
(Between 51st & 52nd Street)

WHEN:

January 21, 3:30-7:30 p.m., including cocktail reception

Click here to register and for more information.

And for free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Also, as we have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM.

QuantsGiveBack — “Winter Charity Party”

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WINTER SOLISTICE CELEBRATION

TO BENEFIT
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS BURN CENTER

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Date: TONIGHT – Tuesday, January 12th 2016
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Location: Google Headquarters, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY

Join Quant Fund Managers, Allocators, Algorithmic Traders, Investors, Quants and High Frequency Traders for our Winter Solstice Celebration benefiting the New York Firefighters Burn Center.

Enjoy great food and cool drinks at Google’s NYC Headquarters and celebrate the start of a New Year by networking with your peers. Attendance is complimentary for buy and sell side quantitative trading practitioners. A donation is requested upon entry to benefit the New York Firefighters Burn Center which cares for burned and wounded firefighters.

Attendees who represent a quant vendor or solution provider in the quant space are required to make a minimum charitable donation of $250 at the door and are subject to approval. Alternatively, your firm is welcome to become a QuantsGiveBack Charity Event Sponsor – please email info@quantsgiveback.org.

For free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Also, as we have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM.

Hope To See You There!

HFC 6th Annual Poker Tournament Fundraising Event

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Hedge Funds Care, also known as Help For Children (HFC), is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mission is preventing and treating child abuse.

HFC has 2 goals:

•To raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that do the preventing and treating.

•To showcase the philanthropy of the hedge fund and finance industries.

This mission is accomplished by raising money and granting it to child welfare organizations throughout the United States, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom.

Money raised is distributed locally to community-based nonprofit organizations that address child abuse in the following ways:

•    EDUCATION (PRIMARY PREVENTION) to enhance awareness and understanding of abuse and neglect for children, parents, and professionals in the community

•    PREVENTION services to at-risk children and families

•    INTERVENTIONS for children who have been physically or sexually abused and support services to non-offending family members

•    RESEARCH on best practices in child welfare

•    ADVOCACY to improve child welfare

•    TRAINING to equip paraprofessionals and professionals to provide child abuse prevention and treatment services

Join Help For Children in creating safety, security and stability in the lives of children who need it the most.

HFC has its’ 6th Annual Poker-Tournament-Fundraising-Event coming up in San Francisco, California on January 21, 2016 and we want you to register!

Tickets include a hosted bar and hors d-oeuvres. There is also an early bird special available for a few more days!

If you buy your tickets before December 15, you will receive an extra $500 in poker chips.

 Can’t make the event but want to donate a gift or contribution? No problem! You can do that here.

See details for the event on the flyer below:

 

HFC Annual Holiday Party 2015

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Hedge Funds Care, also known as Help For Children (HFC), is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mission is preventing and treating child abuse. Its 2 goals are to raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that do the preventing and treating as well as to showcase the philanthropy of the hedge fund and finance industries.

Please join us for our annual HFC Holiday Party this December in New York City! The HFC community will gather to toast to the season and celebrate a successful year. Our event will take place on Monday, December 7 at American Whiskey at 247 West 30th Street. There is limited capacity so make sure you register ASAP. Tickets are $100 each.

If you are unable to attend the event but would like to give a gift, that is always welcome. Your contribution is 100% tax deductible and will change a child’s life. You can click here to register for the event or to contribute a gift. Thanks for your generous support!

100 Women in Hedge Funds: Philanthropy

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evan katz: 100 women in hedge funds100 Women in Hedge Funds, founded in 2001, is now a globally recognized association that contains over 13,000 professional women with vast experience in the alternative investment industry. These women range from investors to female professionals within a wide range of financial services. 100 Women in Hedge Funds is known for its involvement in charity and various dedicated volunteer efforts led by its top members.

Through education, professional leverage initiatives, and philanthropy, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has made profound efforts for communities across the globe. According to their website, 100 Women in Hedge Funds are “educators, mentors, innovators, leaders, supporters, inspirers, influencers, motivators, partners, pioneers, and volunteers,” (100womeninhedgefunds.org). One of the organization’s most famous member is Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, who has attended numerous gala events for the organization’s philanthropy efforts.

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Kate Middleton attending a gala sponsored by 100 Women in Hedge Funds

Over the years, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has enabled its members to make important differences in their communities through a series of philanthropic initiatives. Some of the organizations most notable successes (according to their website) have been:

  • Raising over $36 million for charities focused on women’s and family health, education, and mentoring
  • Fundraising initiatives including annual Galas and other supporting fundraising events throughout the year
  • Greatly impacting the lives of approximately 371,000 people through fundraising

HFC’s Annual New York Committee of Hope Fall Fete

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This year’s annual New York Committee of Hope Fall Fete, sponsored by Hedge Funds Care, will take place on September 30th at the World Trade Center, One World Observatory on the 102nd Floor.

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A view of NYC from the One World Trade Center Observatory.

In past years there have been over 400 industry professionals that helped to raise more than $200,000 – all proceeds donated to the HFC’s mission to prevent and treat child abuse. Each year, the New York Committee of Hope strives to surpass prior year’s fundraising totals and hope that professionals in the hedge fund world will be eager to attend the event.

The pricing of the event is divided up into tiers of “hearts” depending on how great of a donation one gives. A “Warm Heart” donation resides at $275 per ticket, a “Big Heart Sponsor” sits at $5,000 each for 5 attendees, an “Open Heart Sponsor” allocates to 8 attendees for $10,000 each, a “Generous Heart Sponsor” is given to 12 attendees for $15,000 each, and finally, a “Sweet Heart Sponsor” resides at $25,000 each for 15 attendees.

Remember, whichever heart you affiliate with is appreciated immensely. Be sure to sign up for the Fall Fete event on HFC’s website here.

Youth INC NYC & Hedge Funds

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On June 18th, Youth INC NYC hosted its annual State of the Market Conference, a fundraising event that attracts more than 250 hedge fund, private equity, and other investment professionals in order to give information about various financial leaders as well as raise critical funds for the program.

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This year marked the nonprofit’s 8th consecutive Market Conference, and was located at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The event raised about $650,000 for Youth INC and its other nonprofit partners, making this year the most successful Conference the organization has had.

Youth INC’s mission is to “improve the lives of youth through a unique venture philanthropy model that empowers, develops, and educates nonprofit organizations serving young people,” (Youthinc-usa.org). Founded in 1995 by Steve Orr, the organization aims to address the needs of various nonprofit organizations through holistic approaches regarding improving fundraising practices and funding various elements of infrastructure. Its partnerships with other nonprofit organizations give Youth INC the ability to empower philanthropies that support NYC’s youth with sustainable growth.

Steve Orr, former Goldman Sachs investment banker teamed up with Jim Duffy, former ABC President, after observing that nonprofit organizations tend to struggle with resources and organizational structure upon growth. The two concluded that by reaching out to large corporations and business leaders these nonprofits could get the funds they need to serve children in need in New York City.

To learn more about Youth INC and potentially donate to the nonprofit, check out their website here.

About Hedge Funds Care

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Hedge Funds Care is an international charity that aims to prevent and treat child abuse.  Supported predominantly by the hedge fund industry, Hedge Funds Care’s main goals are to raise as much money as they can to fund programs that teach about preventing and treating child abuse, and to showcase the philanthropy within financial industries (the hedge fund industry in particular).

Hedge Funds Care, also widely known as Help For Children, is the only grantmaking public charity with child abuse awareness as their primary focus when it comes to fundraising.  Throughout the U.S., the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Canada, money is granted towards various child welfare organizations through a plethora of events hosted by hedge fund companies and associations across the globe.  Since 1998, HFC has totaled over $41 million in funding to raise awareness, treat, and prevent child abuse.

The money raised throughout these events is distributed to local nonprofit organizations whose missions also revolve around child abuse.  For the United States in particular, fundraising events take place in Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and New York. By dispersing the money into education tools, prevention services, interventions, research, training, and advocacy, there is hope that people all over the world will be more aware and understanding of the different types of child abuse that occur each day. With education placed as the primary prevention method, enhanced awareness and knowledge of abuse and neglect for parents, children, and professionals in the community is the ultimate and most dominant goal of the charity.

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In recent HFC news, the 8th Annual Denver Golf Tournament will take place this coming July at Arrowhead Golf Club in Colorado. The tournament will start promptly at 7:30 in the morning and will include multiple golf contests throughout the day along with lunch and cocktails.  For more information about the event, please check out HFC’s website here.