Investors uneasy with hedge funds

Lack of transparency and high performance fees remain real problems for potential hedge fund investors but ones that could be solved if hedge funds could go onshore, according to institutional investors. The complexity of the hedge fund world mean a new layer of regulation is needed to make institutional investors more comfortable with investing in it, said Stephen Lowe, investment consultant for Railpen Investments, speaking at the Amsterdam Hedge Funds For Pension Funds conference last month. There are many questions surrounding hedge funds, he said. The average life of a hedge fund...