Hedge Funds and the Institutional Investor

Hedge Funds and the Institutional Investor

Institutional investors, both in the US and abroad, have begun to treat hedge funds as a legitimate asset class and have helped carry the total of funds invested to high levels. No hard data exists, but industry sources suggest that the total could have reached $500 billion by the end of last year....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of international financial management & accounting 2001, Vol.12 (2), p.225-234
1. Verfasser: Brittain, W. H. Bruce
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Assets
Capital market
Financial risks
Futures
Hedge funds
Hedging
Institutional investments
Investment
Investment policy
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Zusammenfassung:Institutional investors, both in the US and abroad, have begun to treat hedge funds as a legitimate asset class and have helped carry the total of funds invested to high levels. No hard data exists, but industry sources suggest that the total could have reached $500 billion by the end of last year. Institutional involvement is only expected to grow, and this growth will undoubtedly drive the industry towards an increasingly systematic and scientific evaluation of hedge funds.
ISSN:0954-1314
1467-646X
DOI:10.1111/1467-646X.00072