The alternative investment industry is full of alternative thought. Take Albourne Partners, the London-based hedge fund advisor who is often at odds with the hedge funds they recommend to clients. In a December report to investors reviewed by ValueWalk, the consultancy, which advises nearly $400 billion in institutional assets, is addressing a sore spot for fund managers and allocators alike: the “2-and-20” hedge fund fee structure.
Albourne Partners Takes Apart Texas "1-or-30" Hedge Fund Fee Structure
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.