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Fierce competition among asset managers and the desire that investors have for lower the fees in alternative investments has triggered a major increase in the alternative mutual fund category, as highlighted in this article:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/101308774 This trend will continue for a decades and the back office, IT and administration implication of the movement will be …

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Great Lakes Fund Solutions is talking to brokers, bankers and lawyers who think that they will be able to use Reg A filings more actively once the cap on the size of the offering increases from $5MM to $50MM.  With the backlog of things the SEC has to do, it could be that tweaking an …

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Hedge fund distribution has been forced to change because family offices and HNW investors are reluctant to seed new investment managers.  Great Lakes is positioned to support these managers–directly or through their administrators–as they seek to raise assets from independent brokerage platforms.  The vast majority of hedge fund administrators are not able calculate trailing commissions …

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February 1, 2013, Chicago – Great Lakes Fund Solutions, Inc. (GLFSI) announces the expansion of its transfer agency service offering to include non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil and gas limited partnerships, and other alternative investments sold through independent brokerage channels.  Collectively, these types of investments are known as Direct Participation Programs (DPPs). For …

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