Appendix B
Example Due Diligence Questions
QUESTIONNAIRE
Investment Adviser
Request for Information
A. Corporate Background
1. Name and address of firm.
2. Principal contact.
3. When was your firm founded?
4. Is your firm a registered investment adviser? A commodity trading adviser? A commodity pool operator?
5. Is your firm affiliated with a broker-dealer?
6. What is the organizational structure of your firm?
7. Have there been any material organizational changes in the past five years?
8. What is the current number of employees at your firm? Please provide a breakdown by category.
a. Portfolio managers: 
b. Research analysts:
c. Client services:
d. Administration:
e. Other:
9. Please provide a breakdown of your firm's assets under management for the following time periods:
Year Assets # Accounts
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
10. Please list the number of accounts/assets gained/lost during the following periods: ...
