WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGCO.NET) – Hedge fund strategies are now viewed as a core component of strategic asset allocation, according to a new study. The study was conducted by the Melbourne-basedresearch organization, InvestorWeb Research. According to the study conclusions, \u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bdInvestors now have the opportunity to tailor an exposure along the risk\/return frontier, controlling the expectedcorrelation with mainstream asset classes, amount of leverage used, and the degree of credit risk assumed.\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bd<\/p>\n
The Australian research group assessed the Alternative Investment sector, and reviewed 14 funds, which were being offered by eight alternative investment asset managers. Among the recommended list were four funds rated highest by the study. They are: Barclays Global Investors (BGI) Global Markets Fund, the Colonial First State Diversified Strategies Fund, the Rubicon Asia Fund and BT Financial Groups fund-of-hedge funds.<\/p>\n
According to published reports, the Colonial\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bds fund of funds vehicle is offered through the Switzerland based Harcourt Investment Consulting firm, while the BT\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bds fund of hedge funds products are delivered through the US based Grosvenor Capital Management Company. According to InvestorWeb, there is significant investment talent within the hedge fund management sector; the study also said it was \u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bdextremely impressed with the depth and breadth of investment talent within the sector, which made the resultant task of assessing manager relativities extremely difficult.\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bd<\/p>\n
An additional development in the study includes the removal of Basis Capital from the recommended list, resulting from eroding performance results from the fund\u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00bds trading activities. InvestorWeb is a Melbourne based Alternative Investment Research firm.<\/p>\n
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