Reconsidering Funds of Hedge Funds

How will the funds of hedge funds (FoHF) business have to change to survive? This new research provides clues. The 2008-2012 financial crisis upended the business, which has developed new tools and techniques to survive. This collection of research by academics and professionals presents the first comprehensive views of UCITS as well as recent trends in due diligence, risk management, and hedge fund deaths and survivors. Original papers by 22 academics and 16 hedge fund professionals include two sections on performance: one that looks at UCITS FoHF and one that deals with traditional FoHF performance. Most papers examine aspects of the 2008-2012 financial crisis, and almost every paper addresses fund of hedge funds' management process before, during, and after the crisis.