Thompson Hine LLP recently hosted its ninth annual hedge fund seminar, entitled “Regulatory & Compliance Issues Confronting Hedge Funds Today.”  During the seminar, Thompson Hine partners and other panelists discussed critical issues confronting hedge fund managers, including considerations for organizing and operating alternative mutual funds, as well as the impact on hedge fund managers of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the JOBS Act.  This article describes salient points on each topic discussed during the seminar.