Are we missing out on hedge fund diversification?
Long-term returns that could prove their case are still lacking, and managers are highlighting shorter-term performance
Local hedge funds have slowly been cleaning up their act to be more appealing to ordinary investors. But they still have a way to go before financial advisers and investment platforms make them readily accessible. Hedge fund managers believe we are missing out on potentially better returns that diversifying into this alternative asset class could offer.
Long-term returns that could prove their case are still lacking and hedge fund managers are highlighting shorter-term returns. Fairtree’s equity portfolio manager, Cornelius Zeeman, says that on average SA hedge funds have outperformed 157 of the general equity unit trust funds in the past 12 months...
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