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Investors Still Support Alternative Investments but Prefer Small Hedge Fund Managers

Thursday, January 26, 2012

From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Despite a tough and challenging year in 2011, investors remain resilient in their convictions that alternatives will outperform in 2012, said Arnold Mintz, President of Asset Alliance and Global Head of Hedgeharbor, commenting on the firm’s annual global investor survey published this week. But Mintz added, the survey also showed that investors are increasingly turning to small hedge fund managers for their portfolios.

HedgeHarbor’s Annual Global Investor Survey was designed to gauge investors’ manager and style allocation preferences, analysis procedures and identify overall trends within the hedge fund and alternative investment industry. Respondents included public and private pensions, foundations and endowments, funds of funds, private banks, investment consultants, family offices and high net worth individuals globally.

"Market challenges, however, underscore the need to engage investors with a solutions-based approach that emphasizes finding managers who not only have investment expertise and stellar track records, but also the infrastructure and capabilities to serve the changing needs and requirements of investors. Investors are increasingly turning to smaller managers to find performance" said Mintz.

He continued, "As several large blue-chip managers faltered this year, we saw interest in managers over......................

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