The business of intermediaries soliciting funds for hedge funds is in trouble after the madoff fraud highlights business model.

Funds of funds take drastic steps to cope with Madoff
Funds of funds take drastic steps to cope with Madoff Funds of hedge funds entangled in products managed by Bernard Madoff are slashing fees and writing off investments in a bid to keep investors and
Funds of hedge funds shrink by 30% in year
Funds of hedge funds shrink by 30% in year By Anuj Gangahar in New York Published: March 10 2009 22:19 | Last updated: March 10 2009 22:19 The funds of hedge funds industry shrank by almost 30
Lean Times for Funds of Hedge Funds
Lean Times for Funds of Hedge Funds March 10, 2009, 2:02 pm The investment pools that provide much of the hedge fund industry’s capital seem to have sprung a leak. Funds of hedge funds
Long-term funeral of the fund-of-funds industry
Funds of Funds & Madoff: ‘Like Presiding Over the Long-Term Funeral’ Posted by Deal Journal David Walker, of Financial News, files this dispatch on how funds of funds are discovering the high cost o
Municipal-pension managers shouldn’t give money to advisers who invest it in funds run by others, a practice that sparked $14 million of losses tied to Bernard Madoff, labor union investment official Richard Ferlauto said.
Madoff Losses at Municipal Pensions Spur Investment Warning By Jerry Hart and Josh Fineman Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Municipal-pension managers shouldn’t give money to advisers who invest it in fu