PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Beeman
AU  - Kenneth Yip
AU  - Joshua weinreich
AU  - Craig Russell
AU  - Dean Barr
TI  - Evolution of an Essential Asset Class—Absolute Return Strategies
AID  - 10.3905/joi.2000.319435
DP  - 2000 Nov 30
TA  - The Journal of Investing
PG  - 9--24
VI  - 9
IP  - 4
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/9/4/9.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/9/4/9.full
AB  - Over the last 15 years institutional investors have broadly embraced two new asset classes: international equities and private equity. Recently, institutions have begun to consider another new asset class: absolute return strategies known as hedge funds. This paper examines the viability of absolute return strategies for institutional