Dedicated Managed Accounts: Made to Measure for Smart Investors

Hedge fund managed accounts rising as investors seek to reduce fees, improve transparency and gain control over their investments.

By Andrew Lapkin

August 2018

BNY Mellon’s fourth issue of the Race for Assets series looks at how the use of hedge fund managed accounts is rising as investors increasingly seek to reduce fees, improve transparency and gain control over their investments.

According to BNY Mellon, while dedicated managed accounts have been available for some time, the market has evolved rapidly to make the dedicated managed account structure a desirable option for institutional investors. In the fourth issue of BNY Mellon’s Race for Assets series, the paper investigates how this trend is changing the hedge fund landscape.

Learn more by visiting BNY Mellon’s The Race for Assets series page.

Andrew Lapkin
Chief Executive Officer, HedgeMark




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