HedgeCo.Net – Alternatives TLC, a novel hedge fund training and learning center, has identified additional service needs in the alternatives industry and is expanding its offerings to begin to fill the void, according to Carol R. Kaufman, founder and chief executive officer.
Ms. Kaufman, who built a previous company, Organizer Systems, Inc., which was acquired by SunGard in 2002, founded Alternatives TLC in March 2005 in response to a need for educational training in the alternatives and hedge fund accounting areas. Alternatives TLC’s focus is on operational concerns such as accounting, compliance and strategic planning. The original mission was to provide on-site instruction for established alternative investment businesses and traditional money management firms that choose to diversify into alternatives.
“The concept of providing educational training for back and middle office functions in the alternative investment industry opened the door to a world of need in technology and operations,†said Ms. Kaufman. “Based on feedback from numerous industry firms, Alternatives TLC has expanded its business model to include strategic technology and operational business consulting in addition to educational training services.”
Effective immediately, Alternatives TLC’s services include:
- Educational, operational and technology needs assessments;
- Evaluation of educational, operational and technology solutions, including creating and coordinating RFP processes;
- Creation and implementation of educational, operational and technology training courses, customized to each firm’s needs;
- Creation of operational procedural manuals for various aspects of each firm’s business;
- Consulting on technology solutions, including research and creation of business and operational specifications;
- Project Management of needs based solutions, including implementation and conversion strategies.
Alternatives TLC specializes in on-site customized education, training and business consulting to investment management companies and service providers in the alternative investment industry. Headquartered in Ridgewood, New Jersey, the company mission is to deliver comprehensive hedge fund and fund-of-funds strategic planning, operational and technology consulting, training and learning to new and experienced professionals. For more background please visit www.alternativestlc.com.
