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The evolution of the “Hedge Fund Monopoly”: Data management headaches become contagious as institutional managers become alternative investors

At 01 Mar 2008 15:25:34 in A-Team Delivery Terms, A-Team Free, A-Team Insight Quarterly, ATIQ-Issue 3 - Q1 2008, ATIQ-Review & Outlook, RDR-A-Team Analysis, RDR-Market Research, RDR-Outsourcing, RDR-Risk Management, RDR-Valuations, Reference Data Review    Print Article  Email Article   Full content is free with registration 

Maryann HougletBy Maryann Houglet, Senior Vice President, Strategic Consulting, A-Team Group

In an age of ever-increasing demands for transparency, the spread of alternative investment strategies into the institutional asset management world means major data management and operational pain for more firms – and greater pressure on data and data management vendors to respond

On January 25 2008, SIFMA’s Asset Management Group announced that D.E. Shaw had been unanimously approved as a member. “The approval marks a milestone in that D.E. Shaw is the first hedge fund member of SIFMA,” read the official statement. On the same day, US stock markets closed sharply lower after some recovery, because of fears that, yet again, prominent hedge funds were in trouble.



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