By Hedge Fund Insight staff A survey was conducted by CAIS and Mercer at a recent conference* tailored to independent financial advisors on the West Coast. “We are increasingly seeing advisors target a three-dimensional portfolio that more closely resembles a 50/30/20 model across stocks, bonds, and alts,” said Matt Brown, Founder and CEO of CAIS. “These findings would seem to […] Read more »
Hedge Funds to Private Investment Offices – More than a Tendency, less than a Trend
By Bijesh Amin, Co-founder and managing director, Indus Valley Partners Recently several high-profile hedge fund managers, Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital, Scott Bommer of SAB Capital and Steve Cohen of SAC Capital (now Point 72), have decided to hand back investor capital either due to hassles over regulation and investor over-reach ( i.e. the […] Read more »
Hedge Funds Positioning to Benefit from Euro Banks Spitting out Assets
“The Economist” (19th November 2011 edition) has just written about the market for assets being spat out of European banks. The article is reproduced below. For my part I see the market for leveraged loans in Europe becoming very attractive to buyers who know how to be selective, with, unlike the bank asset story, an […] Read more »