Before starting his own investigation company, Guy Simonian, our founder enjoyed a corporate career as an efficiency expert for software developers, assessing their skills and tools, and then recommending procedures to reduce error rates and improve overall productivity. Academic credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Tufts University, and a Masters degree from Rensselaer. He is a member of several investigative and professional societies, including the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the World Association of Detectives (WAD). He was also quoted in a May 24, 2004 Business Week article entitled "Hotshots with Hidden Rapsheets". Mr. Simonian was a speaker at a seminar held On July 13, 2005 at the Princeton Club in Manhattan for 150 fund of fund managers entitled “Advanced Due Diligence Techniques”. Mr. Simonian also participated as a panelist in the second annual Yale School of Management Investment Management Conference held October 7, 2005.
The Due Diligence Background Report came about as a collaborative effort.
Contributors on the team included US based capital market due diligence analysts
and Wall Street compliance officers. The international Fraud Audit was created with the
assistance of a former New Scotland Yard financial fraud detective. The report requirements were developed first for the US,
then for the UK. We now have investigators that produce background checks on companies and hedge fund managers based in countries
from every continent around the world.
Our most important asset is our investigation team of fraud examiners. They are focused and very skilled
at taking minimal information and being able to effectively identify a manager's full name, date of birth,
and social security number, even when his name is common. From there they know how to continue
the investigative process to examine regulatory records, civil and criminal proceedings, verify
educational degrees, company affiliations, professional financial societies, and determine property valuations,
locate liens and judgments.
Lawsuits are identified ranging from simple breach of contract disputes to major Federal RICO and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 violations. A final expert examination of financial media and Internet publications contributes to a biographical summary at the top of each report. Throughout this process, the fraud examiner utilizes hundreds of proprietary data sources and confidential contacts we have at our disposal to complete the investigation. In fact, an October 25, 2004 Alternative Universe article entitled "Beyond BrokerCheck" discusses how CheckFundManager.com is bringing attention to regulatory loopholes and identifying rogue managers who exploit them. The Pittsburg Gazette published an article on Sept. 10, 2006 entitled "Investigative firms offer hedge against booming funds" quoting cases higlighted by Mr. Simonian. On Oct. 12, 2005 the Hedge Fund Daily publication of the Institutional Investor quoted Mr. Simonian from the Yale seminar in an article entitled “Bayou Lesson: No Due Diligence By Proxy” . The Stamford Advocate also published an article on Oct. 8, 2005 and quoted Mr. Simonian in an article entitled “Expert: Bayou had screaming Red Flags” . Institutional Investor's Alpha Magazine quoted Mr. Simonian with regards to Ongoing Due Diligence in a September 2007 article.
In addition to our efficiency, the volume of work that we deliver
helps keeps our costs down, which are passed along as savings to our clients.
Our Due Diligence Background Reports are so popular that we
have been able to price the report based on the assumption that
the manager or fund will be investigated more than once.
Our Year End Analysis Report,
shows volume and turn around time statistics on our completed reports, 13,000 of which are
available in our research database. Our lower costs also mean that you can investigate deeper within an organization.
All managers that you request a report on are automatically added to our 3-year "Free Watch List" notification system. Each time the manager is researched for another client, you will be notified of any adverse findings that were not presented in your original report. Due to the extremely high repetition rate on manager investigations, you can be assured by the fact that we will be investigating your managers again and again.
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