KEYWORDS: Survey, hedge funds, risk management, portfolio diversification, asset management, assets under management, beta, Institutional Investors, benchmark, strategy, strategic asset allocation
Citi Investor Services
Citi
Citi Investor Services released their fifth annual Hedge Fund Industry Evolution survey, Opportunities and Challenges for Hedge Funds in the Coming Era of Optimization. The survey aggregates responses from a diverse group of 138 clients that collectively represent $1 trillion in hedge fund assets and $15 trillion in overall assets. The 2014 report focuses on the investor landscape for hedge funds in the post-crisis period, as well as provides asset raising projections for the industry. Additionally, the report revisits a number of key themes we have tracked over the course of the past 4 years and identifies how the strategic imperative is shifting once again in the hedge fund industry from “Diversify” to “Optimize”.
Key Findings Include: