Institutional Investors
Increasingly, Institutional Investors are reallocating a portion of monies earmarked for traditional investments to new and uncharted alternative investments with hedge funds, private equity, and real estate funds in order to meet their mandate for overall returns. Whether screening of such alternatives is performed directly at the level of the institutional investor or at the level of the gatekeeper, background checks in many cases provides the institutional investor with the added comfort necessary to proceed forward with the investment.
Our research concentrates on a review of criminal, legal, regulatory, and media filings along with confirming historical timelines of a manager’s education and employment history. We also routinely perform discreet and, or non-discreet interviews of industry peers and competitors who may have a first hand knowledge of management in order to round out the profile of the manager’s character, reputation, and integrity. FRM does make a certain degree of inquiries into the manager’s personal lifestyle. Our interest in the manager’s personal lifestyle is only insofar as lifestyle might affect the day-to-day ability to remain focused on business strategy.
FRM performs research in all major financial hubs throughout the world by way of an international network of investigators. We can easily stage assignments on multiple continents. Since many of FRM’s review processes are standardized, we can accomplish most assignments in less than fifteen (15) business days regardless as to geographic locale.
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