Author Archives: CT McLean

Students are not the only ones starting anew this fall. Endowment investment staffs around the country are also getting back into the game. Endowments were not exempted from the impact of the financial crisis and suffered enormous losses. Harvard University’s … Continue reading →

May was a difficult month for investors, to say the least. While hedge funds again outperformed the dismal equity market, the majority trimmed any year-to-date gains. The European debt crisis combined with the ever-increasing environmental disaster in the Gulf of … Continue reading →

It is no secret that a large portion of investors in Europe were damaged by the Madoff scandal and consequently have taken a much more cautious approach to evaluating new hedge fund investments. Certain investors remain bearish despite the large … Continue reading →

As we enter the home stretch of the second quarter, investors continually looking for a new edge have flocked to the seeding business. Because of the unprecedented shake-up of the hedge fund industry in 2008 and 2009, talented investment professionals … Continue reading →

Investment consultants have been a staple in assisting institutional clients with asset allocation and manager selection duties. The financial crisis of 2008, however, put the issue of control at the forefront of many institutional investors’ minds and healthcare endowments and … Continue reading →

Fresh off the heels of an incredibly successful year, hedge funds are planning to capitalize on an abundance of available capital as they head into 2010. BHA analysts have spoken with countless investors that did not invest—or made minimal allocations—in … Continue reading →

Family offices are among the most sophisticated investors in the world. Operating free from investment committee and policy meetings that can slow due diligence and delay important shifts in asset allocations, family offices have the unique ability to remain extremely … Continue reading →

Absolute return vehicles are designed to produce positive returns regardless of the overall market environment; however, the striking results of 2008 proved that many of these funds were simply not able to produce absolute returns as advertised. Earlier this year, … Continue reading →

As the hedge fund industry shakeout has continued, unique opportunities for seed investors have been bountiful. Many investors agree that emerging funds typically outperform in their first three years. A recent conversation with the portfolio manager of a $1 billion … Continue reading →

John Paulson, the man synonymous with cashing in on the subprime mortgage crisis as his funds earned triple-digit returns, changed course and is once again, cashing in as the economy attempts to recover from a disastrous 2008. Much publicity has … Continue reading →