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KARL-OTTO HARTMANN

J.D., M.B.A.

617.447.5588

thefundguru@yahoo.com

Corporate and securities lawyer
Compliance and corporate governance expert
Investment advisor and fund professional
Entrepreneur and innovator

How may I help you?

My site is designed to answer that question, reflecting on my areas of expertise, my qualifications, and examples of the types of services I can provide.  My emphasis is on personalized and responsive service on a cost-effective basis.  If there is anything with which I may be able to help you, please be sure to contact me.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Investment advisers
  • Business start-ups
  • Regulatory and legal
  • Mutual funds
  • Private equity
  • Compliance
  • Hedge funds
  • Venture capital
  • Board governance
  • Offshore funds
  • Portfolio management and design
  • Operations management
  • Service providers, including custodians, administrators, and transfer agents
  • Investment strategy
  • Product development

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QUALIFICATIONS

  • Over 25 years' legal, compliance and managerial experience with investment advisers and funds
  • More than 20 years' as a senior manager for major companies:
    • J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
    • American Express/Shearson Lehman Hutton
    • Several major mutual fund complexes (e.g., Morgan Stanley)
  • 15 years' as General Counsel of an investment advisor and a major fund servicing operation
  • Extensive hands-on operations and systems experience
  • Global orientation--set-up and managed businesses in Europe and the Caribbean
  • Strong entrepreneurial focus--started in Silicon Valley assisting high-tech and bio-tech companies, as well as financial services companies
  • Innovative--helped develop
    • The first ETF, exchange-traded fund, The SuperTrust
    • An early portfolio and tax compliance testing system for mutual funds
    • The first European money market fund
    • The first insured municipal bond funds
    • Telephone and fax proxy voting systems
    • One of the first registered hedge funds
  • Education:
    • A.B., Dartmouth College
    • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
    • M.B.A., University of California Berkeley

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Examples of the types of services I can provide

 

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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

Anais Nin

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Contact me to discuss your needs:  617-447-5588 or thefundguru@yahoo.com

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