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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Educate consultants, especially on quant and systematic strategies, say industry insiders.

The growing power of investment consultants and their influence over allocations into the hedge fund sector means fund managers must work with these consultants to educate and inform them to better understand the industry, said John Harrison, a partner and Group CFO/COO at Amplitude Capital - a systematic CTA hedge fund at the latest Opalesque 2017 UK Roundtable. Harrison added that as one might reasonably expect, the experience and expertise of consultants across the full spectrum of CTA strategies varies significantly.

He said, "Our client base is virtually entirely comprised of very significant institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds and large pension and endowment funds... With this as a backdrop, we have certainly observed a trend towards the growing power of investment consultants and their influence over allocations into our sector," and thus developing a good working relationship with financial consultants has become imperative. In recognizing this trend, Amplitude has devoted material resource towards working with consultants to educate and inform, and provide greater clarity on the systematic approaches the firm pursues.

He continued, "One should not forget that until quite recently, a lot o......................

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