Special Report: Your guide to hedge funds

SPECIAL REPORT

Maria Merricks looks at how hedge funds can help retail investors achieve portfolio diversification.

The hedge fund industry has long found itself shrouded in misconceptions with lack of transparency, illiquidity and high fees the main causes of concern for investors. It is important to note, however, the sheer size of the $1trn universe and the variation between the 8350 funds within it. While it is true a number of vehicles are more suited to the traditional high net worth individual with a highly sophisticated investment background, events post-2008 have gone some way to altering that stereotype. Today, retail investors can access hedge fund strategies with as little as £10,000 ...