Whether by choice or by the lack thereof, hedge fund managers are attending events to market their funds directly. They are getting in the game and focusing on this core business function only to find it more competitive then ever.
From Today’s FT
June 3, 2009
FT.com / UK – Hedge fund industry climbs its ’slope of enlightenment’.
I have been talking about the evolution of the industry for some time.
I have pulled out the last 4 paragraphs. Excellent summary of the state of the industry and the path forward.
From 2002 until late 2007, a growing wave of [...]
As if everyone’s database wasn’t already in tatters. Today comes news of the expected consolidation wave that will roll-up the Swiss FOF industry.
In an article in Hedgeworld/Reuters, Martin de Sa’Pinto commented that the “you can get there from here” nature of the compensation structure will compell FOFs into one another’s arms.
“Many of Switzerland’s smaller fund [...]
I recently attended a hedge fund conference. In a sign of the times the format was a half day and presented in an austere, no frills environment…coincidentally the same room where I was married but that is a subject for another day.
How Pension Placement Agent Exploited Political Ties (Update1) – Bloomberg.com.
May 18, 2009
Kudos to Bloomberg to an excellent review of where we are with the placement agent model and the use of the politically connected to make introductions.
- Apparently the well-connected politically – democrats mostly – have spent their time in the wilderness riding the alternative [...]
The May 2009 Alpha Magazine features a detailed article on the different web-based hedge fund marketing platforms.
We are pleased with the piece as it accurately describes the benefits of Hedge Connection and features testimonials from our valued members who have experienced success on the site and raised capital.
The site mentions a few other players in [...]
Some good, if not surprising, news from Pension Funds.
Picked up this green shoot from Hedgeworld yesterday.
Asset/Liabilities are all out of whack …disturbingly so, in fact…plans have to generate returns.
What this article doesn’t state is that the large institutional investors will likely continue to invest through fund of funds or the largest HFs.
Excerpts from
Hedgeworld
Svea Herbst-Bayliss
www.hedgeworld.com
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BEVERLY [...]
I have been a flurry of press commentary on the accelerated development of the secondary market for hedge fund interests. Since we started Hedge Connection, this has been a sleepy subdivision in Hedge Fund land with HedgeBay driving most of the interest and attention. However, the neighborhood is certainly changing with new entrants – from start-ups to [...]
Doing a round of spring cleaning and came across some blog posts that I had saved to publish later. If they are relevant then I will post. This one is, so I will.
Reuters Summit: New Opportunity for Would-Be Hedge Fund Investors
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More news from the Reuters Summit:
After years of being told “no,” investors may finally [...]
From today’s FT.
HNW continue to flee hedge funds leaving an industry that is “more North American and more institutional.”
Selected excerpts:
“Rich Europeans, who were the first to invest in hedge funds and once comprised the majority of investors, have been the first to exit in the downturn, according to a study out Monday.
High net worth individuals [...]
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