A marketing challenge for all hedge fund marketers is how to benchmark performance of a hedge fund strategy. We have all seen strategies that are allegedly non-correlated benchmark against the S&P or Russell 2k, the Barcleh AG (hat tip to Dealbreaker.com), however, how useful is this? There are hedge fund indices out there,
... Read more »I pulled out a couple excerpts below from an obvious but informative piece that recently came across the transom. the email from Hedgeworld hit my inbox as I was hanging up with a Geneva based investor member. A fund of fund that creates portfolios for private banks he felt like he was doing all the
... Read more »Today we issued an important announcement. Not only a significant development for our company but also a significant development in the rapid development and transformation of the hedge fund services sector. As the major prime brokerages cut down on services to clients, specifically smaller funds, our partnership with Lighthouse offers their clients a turn-key
... Read more »From: Hedge funds to chase the wealthy. Wealth Bulletin Stephanie Baum Insightful article on two important hedge fund investor constituencies. I will attempt to summarize: 1. HNW and family offices were some of the first investors in hedge funds 2. HFs started to target larger pockets of money from FOFs, endowments, foundations
... Read more »While hard data on the hedge fund industry is hard to come by, it is commonly understood that 50% of single manager money comes from FOFs. According to Hedgeworld, 30% of that 50% is gone, with significant implications for raising new capital. To name a few: – consolidating positions – knock-on redemptions – legitimate concern
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