As a less daunting new breed of fund-of-funds comes to the fore, Charles Stanley’s Kris Barclay examines the pros and cons of their underlying strategies.
The claim that Funds Of Hedge Funds (FOHFs) are able to make money in any market conditions has not proved to be correct, according to S&P Capital IQ Fund Research.
The Luxembourg-based UCITS Alternative Investable Index Fund is to waive its management fee to become the first fund management company in the alternative UCITS' space to charge performance fees only.
Db x-trackers has listed its db Equity Strategies Hedge Fund Index ETF, tracking the performance of 17 long-short and neutral equity hedge funds.
Source has listed an ETF replicating the global performance of hedge funds on the Deutsche Boerse.
Advisers lacking specialist investment expertise should be "discouraged" from recommending funds of hedge funds and other alternative investments, despite the FSA unblocking access for retail clients.
The FSA has today unveiled a new regime allowing UK retail consumers to invest in funds of hedge funds and other alternative investments but has warned advisers they must understand the products before making a recommendation.
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is to publish a global best practices guide for fund of hedge fund managers.
The Financial Services Authority is proposing to allow retail consumers access to retail funds of hedge funds, but appears to suggest they should only be distributed with financial advice.