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Taking a Close Look at the European Fund of Hedge Funds Industry- Comparing and Contrasting Industry Best Practices and Academic Recommendations

Over the last few years institutional investors’ traditional portfolios have failed to meet their objectives in terms of risk and performance. Investors have thus shown growing interest in new forms of diversification, especially in investment vehicles that offer better protection during extreme market conditions. A revisited version of this paper was published in the Winter 2004 issue of the Journal of Alternative Investments.

Author(s):

Noël Amenc, Jean-René Giraud, Lionel Martellini, Mathieu Vaissié

Summary:

Over the last few years institutional investors’ traditional portfolios have failed to meet their objectives in terms of risk and performance. Investors have thus shown growing interest in new forms of diversification, especially in investment vehicles that offer better protection during extreme market conditions. A revisited version of this paper was published in the Winter 2004 issue of the Journal of Alternative Investments.

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Type : Working paper
Date : 10/01/2004
Keywords :

Business Analysis