Institutional alpha quest leads to separate account mania

July 02, 2010  


A new era of transparency, liquidity and control centres on managed accounts

By Susan Barreto

Managed accounts have been sold as the cure for every hedge fund ailment post 2008 but sceptics have argued that there are few really justifiable reasons to take this road. And yet, institutional investors seem to be buying the story with gusto. Now there are hard numbers surfacing from groups such as Investcorp and Innocap Investment Management to prove that investors are accessing separate accounts and poised to benefit over the long...

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Data

Indices January 2012 Global indices

Composite
Index Composite
GlobalJan 12YTD%
Composite1.30%1.30%39%
Emerging Market Debt1.08%1.08%26%
Emerging Market Equity3.20%3.20%27%
Equity2.34%2.34%34%
Event Driven3.24%3.24%40%
Macro0.70%0.70%44%
Managed Futures0.23%0.23%54%
Single Manager African0.77%0.77%20%

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