From time to time, BHA analysts have written about institutional investors seeking single-strategy managers-that is, firms managing one hedge fund as opposed to multiple hedge funds. Many investors reason that this is a way to ensure managers are focused on … Continue reading
Newly qualified BHA mandates for the month of January 2011 show 60 percent of hedge fund investors profiled during this time period having interest in hedge funds run by emerging managers having less than $200M in assets under management. This … Continue reading
Emerging managers that have begun to hit the road to meet with investors will be well positioned come 2011, as investors are currently adding emerging managers to their watch lists. BHA defines an emerging manager as one who has less … Continue reading
Demand for volatility arbitrage funds has shown a modest increase from the second to third quarter. Of all hedge fund mandates in the third quarter, 13.11 percent noted a search for volatility arbitrage funds; this compares with 12.54 percent in … Continue reading
As demand for global-macro-themed strategies continues in 2010, BHA has noticed an uptick in investor searches for currency managers. Not surprisingly, demand typically lags performance, and that is the case here as well. Hedge Fund Research’s HFRX Currency Index shows … Continue reading
2008 is a year that will be forever etched in investor’s memories. Some of the major events included the bursting of the residential real estate bubble, the shoring up of major financial institutions with TARP funds, and the FDIC take-over … Continue reading
Asia-based hedge fund managers may receive $8 billion this year from inflows, a number that is expected to double by 2013.1 BHA mandate data also show a steady increase in interest in Asia-focused funds. In the last month, BHA analysts … Continue reading
Fund managers overseeing one pool of capital. That is the current preference of one of the largest endowments in United States. This investor has set its sights on managers that are putting their best ideas into one product and generating … Continue reading
Straight-forward, easy-to-understand strategies. That was the word from investors last week. If they and their clients can easily grasp a trading strategy, the due diligence process will be shorter and the investment decision quicker. In the past, investors have mostly … Continue reading
In recent months, BHA analysts have noticed that more and more European investors have mentioned changing their investment policies and specifying that allocations can be made to only hedge funds registered on managed account platforms. One such platform that is … Continue reading