Good news Cinderella: Emerging hedge funds once again the belles of the ball
| Dec 27th, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff |
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It’s hard to argue against being the most sought-after belle at the ball feeling pretty nice. It’s also understandable how infuriating it is when a prettier or, in investment terms, less risk-adverse belle comes along and yanks away the limelight, taking all the fawning, attention and fun along with her.
Such is the ruthless scene for emerging hedge fund managers over the past few years. Collective belles of the ball – thanks to investors across the spectrum tripping over each other to ride the next great emerging manager’s coattails – basked in the attention and cash from pensions, endowments and foundations on one side and from high-net-worth investors on the other was more than illuminating. That all turned into one giant, ugly pumpkin in 2008 and 2009, thanks to the market downturn and pervasive sentiment that hedge funds in general and out-of-the-gate entrants in particular were no longer in vogue, and that prettier (read: more liquid) opportunities were the preferred tango partner.
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