Moneyed men in institutions
Article Abstract:
Institutional investors include pension funds, insurance companies and mutual funds, and they allocate the world's capital so can have an impact on governments. They controlled more than $26 trillion in 1996 and the US accounted for more than $13 trillion of the total. Mutual funds are pooled investment vehicles with appeal for small savers. Index tracking has become popular as a reaction to disenchantment with the performance of some fund managers. Risks can be pooled through institutional investors, who can perform a useful function in society.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Growing up
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Hedge funds have been affected by problems in bond markets in 1994, and in financial markets in 1998. The hedge fund industry aims to improve its image, and the setting up of a hedge fund index is part of this drive. Assets will be used to weight the new index, and they have to have audited accounts, provising monthly data, to be included. Fees for hedge funds tend to be high, and this affects their performance, so there is a case for cutting fees.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Born to be trimmed?
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Developments affecting hedge funds and institutional investors are examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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