HedgeWeek – The Latin American alternative investment funds segment continues to prosper. The universe of onshore and offshore funds concentrated on Latin America strategies has definitemomentum. The continued appetite by institutional and private investors to invest in the region can be further witnessed by the flourish of LatAm-centric hedge funds conferences. Similar to parallelglobal market strategy managers, these conferences provide a meeting point for the best Latin American hedge fund managers to showcase their wares and profile the benefits of investing in theregion.
In parallel to outside investor interest into the region, many high net worth and institutional Latin American investors are allocating more of their investment portfolios to global alternativestrategies. Hedge funds and funds of hedge funds are also being developed for a broader affluent client segment, which has also helped fuel the growth of the alternative asset sector.
There are two primary routes for investment: a segregated managed account or direct investment into a hedge fund or fund of hedge funds. The fund of hedge funds option is gaining popularity as aninvestment vehicle as it allows investors access to a larger number of hedge funds, which might not be possible with a segregated account due to minimum fund subscription levels. Many Latin Americainvestment managers are catering to both options for onshore and offshore investors alike.
