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Raising assets has become more competitive and difficult with larger hedge funds getting larger inflows

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Drew Hayworth
From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia:

Hedge fund marketers are facing huge competition in raising capital as investors now have several options when deciding to allocate their money in the alternative space. Hedge fund managers must be able to differentiate themselves as well as their strategies in raising capital, which has become very competitive and difficult at times, says Steve Hamilton, one of Founding Principals of Hamilton Miller, a FINRA-registered hedge fund placement agent focused on the institutional investor marketplace with $4bn in assets under management (AuM), at the latest Opalesque Colorado Roundtable.

"Another issue is often the size of the investments. We have a lot of very large institutional investors that need to put $50-100 million to work, which makes it very difficult for smaller managers to get into that space. There is not a lot of capital available for smaller allocations to emerging managers," Hamilton told panelists at the Roundtable sponsored by Rothstein Kass and Custom House Group.

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