With the newmethod, a minimal pathfeedervector can be constructed to produce reliabilityindexesof a complexdistribution system with sub feeders and alternativesuppliers.
There aren't any statistics that track the practice, but Michael Oates, a CPA with Rothstein Kass in New York who advises alternative investment funds, says many hedge funds are allowing U.S. individual investors to come in through foreign feeder funds or are considering it.