Publisher's Note

Deirdre BrennanFINforums, the events arm of FINalternatives, is holding its Annual Hedge Fund Summit on Sept. 20, 2012 at the Sentry Centers in New York City. Don't miss out on this chance to meet and mingle with the top decision makers and investors in the alternative asset management industry.

South Florida’s version of Occupy Wall Street—Occupy Palm Beach Country—is staging what I’ve been told is a less-than-impressive protest outside the GAIM conference site.

New job? New email? We’ve made a few changes to our user accounts, so you can now change all of your own details, including username, email address, place of employment, etc.

FINalternatives will not be publishing the week of December 26 due to the Christmas holiday. We will be back with our daily newsletter on January 3.

Attention all you hedgies attending Art Basel in Miami, there are still tickets available for tonight’s South Florida Gala to Benefit Hedge Funds Care. If you haven’t registered already, you can purchase tickets for $200 each at the door. It is shaping up to be a great night for a great cause, so don’t miss the fun.

Deirdre BrennanIn the past few months I have received numerous emails from readers who use ATT.NET email accounts and have stopped receiving FINalternatives Daily.  This is actually not a new issue, we have been having trouble with AT&T and their related email addresses for years.

In order to improve our news coverage, FINalternatives is conducting a short reader survey. Thus far we have received over 700 responses, including some great suggestions, which we are taking to heart and will utilize to improve our news products.

Prakazrel Samuel Michel, better known as Pras, will perform at children’s charity A Leg To Stand On’s annual fundraiser, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest, on October 13…that’s tonight folks.

The event takes place at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. Tickets can be bought at the door for $250. Doors open at 7:00pm.

Deirdre BrennanCan someone tell me why the occupation of "hedge fund manager" seems to be so popular among former strippers, madams and social climbing spies? First we had Kristin Davis, then we had Anna Chapman, and now there is a new arrival on the "hedge fund" scene--Niki Marx.

Deirdre BrennanThank you to all who helped make this year's FINforums Annual Hedge Fund Summit such a great success! It was a lively, informative conference, and my colleagues and I have received great feedback from many of you, which we sincerely appreciate.