Hedge fund investors see the downside of relative performance

In a year that saw the S&P 500 gain more than 32%, no one should be surprised that noncorrelated strategies would lose some investor appeal. But when hedge fund investors start fleeing because they don’t like the relative performance comparison, it begs the question of whether these investors should still be described as the “smart money.”
• Hedge fund investors raced to the exits in December. Disappointed by poor relative performance
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• Here come the investment banker bonus checks Goldman Sachs average bonus: $427,000
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