Manager selection

Hedge funds are a people business - the success or failure of a hedge fund relies heavily on the skill and expertise of the individuals employed.

Therefore, the identification of skilled and experienced hedge fund managers with a competitive advantage over managers with less skill and experience is one of the most important activities for a successful fund of hedge funds manager.

Considerable time has to be spent by the fund of hedge funds manager to identify those hedge fund managers that will best meet the goals of their fund. Several criteria - such as individual, strategic, organizational and operational - are used to assess the quality of the hedge fund manager.

A fund of hedge funds manager has the experience and the resources to identify and deal with the most promising hedge funds from the estimated 8,500 in existence.