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   "text": "In a multimanager series trust the board is largely independent of any adviser in the fund group, because the structure is centered on an unaffiliated administrator rather than on the sponsoring investment adviser.",
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   "text": "Despite open issues and possible shortcomings, the multimanager series trust structure appears to offer lasting substantive governance improvements for mutual funds.",
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   "text": "The cost savings of the multimanager series trust model are a confluence mechanism: they let a growing number of smaller hedge fund advisers reach retail investors by launching a mutual fund.",
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