Research shows rumors of capacity problems are greatly exaggerated.(News)

Pensions & Investments, September, 2005

Byline: Christine Williamson NEW YORK - Despite hype to the contrary, new research finds that hedge fund managers should have at least 30 years of comfortable growth and plenty of spare capacity now. Citigroup Alternative Investments, New York, recently completed a study, "How Large Could the Hedge Fund Industry Grow? An Analysis of Equity Short Constraints and Industry Capacity.'' The study's authors are Ryan Meredith, vice president/senior research analyst, and Vineet Budraja, vice president research, at Citigroup Alternatives; Tanya S.

Beder, chief executive officer of Tribeca Global Management LLC, a Citigroup subsidiary; and Rui de Figueiredo, associate professor at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. The study notes...

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