Investing in activist hedge funds requires a tolerance for potential headline risk, the specter of highly public failure, enhanced regulatory oversight and the need to remain invested for the long haul, a panel of institutional investors said at the Reuters HedgeWorld Conference in Chicago today.
PAAMCO concerned about activist hedge funds’ negative headlines
With nearly $9 billion under management, fund of fund operator PAAMCO is concerned with headline risk and the process of explaining to clients when an investment in an activist hedge fund makes headlines in a negative way.
Investing in an activist fund can be a “public” experience...


