Ian Morley, CEO of DawnayDay Olympia:
"We were impressed with the depth of the onsite due diligence that Allenbridge Hedgeinfo conducted for the Olympia Star I fund. For us, the benefit of a third-party rating is that it is an added endorsement and good for marketing. It will never be the reason you get hired, but it might help to sway the balance."
Seymour Banks, a director of Signet Capital Management:
"Awards and ratings give investors an added comfort factor. Perhaps these are more relevant to the high-net-worth market than the institutional one. We find, particularly as a smaller specialist fund of hedge funds, that there is a value in being rated."
Chris Goekjian, CEO of Altedge Capital (UK) Ltd:
"I am gratified that Allenbridge Hedgeinfo, the most active rating agency in the Fund of Funds space, has decided to award an initial AA rating to our flagship fund of funds, the Altedge Diversified Fund Balanced Portfolio. I feel that Allenbridge's in depth rating methodology and research confirms the strength of our investment and risk management processes which ultimately lead to a superior risk return profile for our investors."
HSBC: A dedicated section of Allenbridge ratings on HSBC's website.
West Yorkshire Pension Fund (£10B) has allocated across five funds of hedge funds. Three of the five these funds have been rated by Allenbridge Hedgeinfo.
Dorset County Council (£1B) has allocated across three hedge funds. Two of the three these funds have been rated by Allenbridge Hedgeinfo.