Identifying High Quality Managers
The manager must offer a coherent and proven investment strategy, demonstrate why the strategy works, present evidence that it has in the past, and offer compelling reasons why it is likely to do so in the future.
There must be a clear pathway from idea generation to execution embedded in a process that is repeatable. This includes the infrastructure (people, systems, and resources) needed to execute the investment strategy.
Fund managers’ ability to find investment opportunities and apply leverage affords them more opportunity to make money irrespective of market conditions. But with greater opportunity often comes greater risk. Risk management is essential.
This brings in “softer” data, such as the manager’s personal and educational background, his or her work history, reference checks and emotional maturity.
Amid volatile and uncertain markets, there is a greater need for investors to focus on a manager's operations. We review critical operational functions for soundness such as fund and organization structure, service providers and business partners, corporate governance and oversight, counterparties, valuation policies, business contingency and continuity, and asset stability.
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