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Opalesque Roundup: Diversification and value for money to dominate hedge fund allocations: hedge fund news, week 28

Monday, July 18, 2016

In the week ending 15 July, 2016, a survey by Willis Towers has found that investors’ focus on diversification and value for money will continue to dominate hedge fund allocations; Northern Trust surveyed Nordic institutional investors and found that 80% of them expect allocations to alternative assets to increase within the next five years. Hedge fund managers explained in a Morgan Stanley survey the various reasons why hedge funds are doing poorly (foremost because of crowded trades). Researchers from the University of Oxford have found that the structure of open-ended funds discourages fund managers from investing in mis-priced assets and taking longer term risks in funds and Peltz International has concluded that the current criticism on hedge fund should lead to industry introspection, regrouping and a possible return to its roots. Another Peltz study also found that only 13% of hedge funds have in-house cyber security personnel, w......................

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