{"id":46192,"date":"2015-01-28T07:41:34","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T12:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=46192"},"modified":"2015-01-28T07:46:01","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T12:46:01","slug":"aima-helping-tustees-navigate-the-hedge-fund-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/01\/2015\/aima-helping-tustees-navigate-the-hedge-fund-sector.html","title":{"rendered":"AIMA: Helping Trustees Navigate The Hedge Fund Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"images\"<\/a>New York – (HedgeCo.Net) – The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, and the CAIA Association, the global leader in alternative investment education, have jointly published the first of a series of educational papers about hedge funds for pension fund trustees and other fiduciaries at institutional investors.<\/p>\n

The paper, titled \u201cThe Way Ahead: Helping trustees navigate the hedge fund sector\u201d, sets out to give practical guidance about how existing investors have managed issues and challenges associated with their hedge fund investments as well as detailing the advantages of allocating to hedge funds.<\/p>\n

The other papers in the series, to be released between now and Q1 2016, will cover such topics as hedge fund strategies, transparency and governance. They are being produced in collaboration with the AIMA Investor Steering Committee, a group of leading institutional investors globally with approximately $150 billion invested in hedge funds.<\/p>\n

Among the findings of the first paper:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Roughly one in every four dollars managed by the global hedge fund industry today \u2013 well over $700 billion in total \u2013 is invested by public and private pension plans, and this proportion is increasing<\/p>\n

\u2022 Uncorrelated and risk-adjusted returns are among the most important objectives cited by investors who invest in hedge funds [1]<\/p>\n

\u2022 Investors have earned a combined $1.5 trillion after fees from hedge funds in the last 10 years [2]<\/p>\n

Jack Inglis, AIMA CEO, said: \u201cThe global hedge fund industry has grown at approximately 10% a year since the financial crisis, and much of this growth can be attributed to increased allocations from public and private pensions. Hedge funds have become part of the mainstream, and today they manage over $700 billion from pensions worldwide and well over $2 trillion from institutional investors generally.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, many trustees are asking questions about their existing or prospective hedge fund allocations. Rarely has there been such demand for a realistic assessment of the benefits \u2013 and also the risks \u2013 associated with hedge fund investing. We hope that this series of educational papers which we are producing with CAIA will be considered by trustees as a trusted source and help them to improve their understanding of hedge funds at this important time in the industry\u2019s growth and development.\u201d<\/p>\n

William J. Kelly, Chief Executive Officer at the CAIA Association, said: \u201cThe alternative investing industry has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade and now finds itself at something of a crossroads. Continued growth and acceptance will depend greatly on the ability to educate investors not just on the fundamentals of the products, but also on the role these funds are designed to provide within an overall portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n

The paper, \u201cThe Way Ahead: Helping trustees navigate the hedge fund sector\u201d, can be downloaded from the AIMA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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