Nicole Kuchera and Joseph Mannon, Vedder Price attorneys and members of the Investment Services practice group, recently wrote an article, "CFTC and SEC Registration Considerations for Private Fund Managers," for NIBA Journal, the online newsletter of the National Introducing Brokers Association (NIBA). NIBA seeks to provide a voice, as well as a vast spectrum of opportunities, to introducing brokers, commodity trading advisors and other futures participants across the country. NIBA Journal assists in achieving this goal by keeping its members informed on current industry trends.

Ms. Kuchera's and Mr. Mannon's article provides a simple three-step guide to registration considerations for managers of various types of private fund vehicles, such as hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and commodity pools.

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