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Corey McLaughlin Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:

Mutual funds are becoming popular in the U.S., and not just for retail investors. However, managers should not jump in the area before looking at the running process, the expense, future regulations, and the fee structure first.

In the US, there has been significant growth in the number of hedge funds offered through a ’40 act mutual fund structure, thanks to better liquidity and lower barriers to entry, according to Preqin, a research firm. Fund managers are launching more of those funds as they are increasingly looking to diversify their product line-up to meet the demands of a growing audience of investors looking to gain access to hedge fund strategies.

Katy Kaminski from Campbell & Company, a CTA with more than 40 years of experience, noted during the recent Baltimore Opalesque Roundtable, that the most exciting area for her firm was in the liquid alternatives area, and that the '40 Act space had become very popular in the U.S.

Campbell launched the Equinox Campbell Strategy fund with Equinox in 2013, for which they raised more than $1.1billion in two years. And last December, the firm launched another mutual fund, with plans to launch another soon.

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