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Opalesque Exclusive: GAIM Monaco – Investors say talent foremost factor when choosing a manager, not size, Why fears about growth of hedge fund industry are misplaced, Managers of larger funds likely to have greater skills than average, but what you need to monitor to check if a fund gets `too big From Benedicte Gravrand, ‘live’ from GAIM, Monaco: The day started with a talk on human capital and the quest for talent in alternatives, with Russ Gerson (The Gerson Group), Malcolm Paterson (Signina Capital), Charlie Robinson (Halbis Alternative Investments), Richard Johnson (Citigroup).

Human capital and the quest for talent. Does size matter? The ongoing growth and trend toward institutionalization in alternative asset management has many implications – for both investors increasing their allocations to the asset class and for hedge funds who seek to create outsized returns. So what are the pros and cons between a large and an emerging manager? Talent seems to be the foremost factor when choosing a manager, not size. The managers’ background, their qualities, how well they think of the business, all play a part in allocation decisions. Although size can have an impact, as some big managers can go out of control.

Small managers need more funding Some managers do not have clear business plans, and tend to be under-funded – which will restrain their growth as running costs are high and risin......................

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