Survivors to Benefit from ‘Hedge Fund Industry Life Cycle’
Monday, January 5, 2009 : PermalinkAllAboutAlpha.com – Critics of hedge funds often argue that industry growth has had two negative side-effects: firstly, that less-skilled managers have been attracted to the sector and second, that the number of alpha-generating opportunities has not kept pace with asset inflows.
Assuming these are true, then it could be argued that recent industry shrinkage may lead to new opportunities. In our monthly guest contribution from a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, Tommaso Sanzin of Hermes BPK Partners suggests that recent headwinds have ushered in a new phase in the “hedge fund industry life cycle”.
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