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Are hedge funds a genuine alternative investment option or a costly venture with little chance of earning real returns? Two industry experts debate the pros and cons

for Tracy Pearson, head of alternative investment at Forsyth Partners, believes the case for investing in hedge funds is through fund of hedge funds According to Pearson, hedge funds have proved their worth in providing investors with a genuine alternative investment option to other major asset classes, such as equities and bonds. Moreover, she says there are new strategies regularly emerging in the hedge space, including carbon trading, weather derivatives and direct lending, as well as hedge managers continuing to look for geographical opportunities in previously unchartered regions, su...

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