# Hedge fund valuation

`kaal:entity:hedge-fund-valuation`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `hedge-fund-valuation`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

3 claims across 1 works, 2009 to 2009.

**2009**

- [1428387-001](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/1428387-001) [condition/argued] -- A uniform approach to hedge fund valuation is not possible because the variety of hedge fund investments and strategies means some positions, such as non-concentrated positions in liquid securities, are far easier to value than others.
  > The variety of hedge fund investments and strategies does not allow for a uniform approach to valuation because some types of investments, such as non-concentrated positions in liquid securities, are easier to value than other investments. To the extent that recent
  Kaal, Hedge Fund Valuation Retailization, Regulation, and Investor Suitability (2009). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1428387
- [1428387-004](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/1428387-004) [predictive/argued] -- Valuation is very likely to become the next major issue for the hedge fund industry, because most jurisdictions lack regulatory oversight of valuation and the industry generally lacks self-discipline and internal controls.
  > With the lack of regulatory oversight in most jurisdictions, as well as the general lack of self- discipline and internal controls, valuation is very likely to become the next major issue for the hedge fund industry.13
  Kaal, Hedge Fund Valuation Retailization, Regulation, and Investor Suitability (2009). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1428387
- [1428387-005](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/1428387-005) [mechanism/argued] -- When hedge funds adopt private equity strategies by adding private companies to their portfolios, they exacerbate valuation problems, and the convergence of the two asset classes makes it more difficult to accurately assess the value of each.
  > If hedge funds engage in private equity strategies, i.e. adding private companies to their portfolio, they may exacerbate the valuation issues. The convergence of hedge funds and private-equity funds makes it more difficult to accurately assess the value of each asset class.
  Kaal, Hedge Fund Valuation Retailization, Regulation, and Investor Suitability (2009). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1428387

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