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An Institutional View of the Hedge Fund World

Mark J. P. Anson

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Institutional investors are becoming a significant driver in the hedge fund market and, as a result, they are changing the behavior of hedge fund managers. This paper provides a strategic framework for implementing an institutional hedge fund investment program. Additionally, this paper considers some of the practical issues with respect to selecting a hedge fund manager, including the difficulty of working with “black box” hedge fund managers.

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Institutional investors are becoming a significant driver in the hedge fund market and, as a result, they are changing the behavior of hedge fund managers. This paper provides a strategic framework for implementing an institutional hedge fund investment program. Additionally, this paper considers some of the practical issues with respect to selecting a hedge fund manager, including the difficulty of working with “black box” hedge fund managers.

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Institutional investors are becoming a significant driver in the hedge fund market and, as a result, they are changing the behavior of hedge fund managers. This paper provides a strategic framework for implementing an institutional hedge fund investment program. Additionally, this paper considers some of the practical issues with respect to selecting a hedge fund manager, including the difficulty of working with “black box” hedge fund managers.

Key concepts: Hedge fund, Alternative beta, Business, Open-end fund, Fund administration, Hedge accounting, Fund of funds, Institutional investor

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