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Hedge fund investors, fed up with paying billions of dollars in opaque fees, are starting to fight back — with their wallets. Texas’ $200 billion pension fund for teachers, New Mexico’s $17 billion ...

Hedge funds sound attractive - but on average they underperform even a basic 60/40 stock-bond portfolio Hedge funds, private credit and other alternative assets have produced disappointing long-term ...

For fund managers, general partners, and sponsors operating private investment vehicles, understanding the regulatory framework governing performance-based compensation is essential. Performance-based ...

(In paragraphs 1 and 2, corrects to say growth in investor interest is slowing; clarifies fees are 'historically high' in paragraph 7; changes to 'continue to grow' in paragraph 10) By Nell Mackenzie ...