Hedge funds have lost their allure for many investors. The perception is that they have given poor returns, but it has been hard to verify this. There has not been a central database as there is for long-only mutual funds.

And the sometimes loud lobbyists for the sector — such as Kevin Shames, Robert Foster and Eugene Visagie — have moved on...

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