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Opalesque Exclusive: The Life Cycle Theory: Why are investors reluctant to invest in emerging managers and emerging strategies? The cost of prudence in hedge fund investing Benedicte Gravrand, Geneva: Shoham Cohen, co-founder of Singapore-based ESC Financial Services (Website here) talked to Opalesque about the reasons for investors’ reluctance to invest in start-ups ahead of ESC’s pre-conference event in May. This is the second part of our two-part article on ESC (see yesterday’s first part here.)

Should investors avoid a strategy as soon as it becomes mainstream? Should the investing community spread out rather than crowd the fashionable markets – for its own good? And what are the current new kids on the block that should be snatched before they become public figures? Mr. Cohen has a refreshing look on the common wisdom about prudence in investing.

We are followers “My take on this is that most investors do not have the courage to try new things – I included. We are followers. We observe what goes on in the market, we let the pioneers taste the waters first and if their new vehicles pe......................

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