Institutional asset managers could be investing in more mid-sized asset managers in 2014, according to a report from Prequin reviewed by ValueWalk. In its publication, “Prequin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets 2014,” the alternative investment data provider to institutional investors claimed “The largest number of investors (57%) stated that they expect to invest with managers with assets under management of between $1bn and $5bn in 2014.” The lowest proportion of stated investor interest was for managers with more than $5bn in assets, “suggesting that investors are beginning to look towards the mid-to-large funds, and away from the behemoths of the industry.”…
Institutional Investors Seeking Smaller Hedge Funds: Preqin
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.