How does one determine the “Great Money Managers” in all of history? Is it only based on the absolute returns from inception? Does risk management during crisis or noncorrelation factor in? And what about a list of “great” hedge fund managers that also includes there most significant moments in history? While the LCH Investments annual “Great Money Managers” report only considers one of these elements. But oddly the top managers also self-select to get on the list by delivering consistent performance over the long-haul as well as many having interesting noncorrelated and risk management stories to tell. 2016 Hedge Fund…
How Does A Hedge Fund Manager Earn The Title Of "Great?"
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.