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’Hedgies are better off in Asia … or are they?
Within the big wide world of Asia-focused funds, some interesting trends emerge via recent research from Singapore-based consultancy GFIA.
As the FT reports on Tuesday, Asia-based hedge fund managers have been generating higher returns than those outside the region running similar strategies,
DE Shaw and other hedgies look to Asia
While hedge funds have been virtually stampeding out of Japan for the last few years, DE Shaw, the $24bn hedge fund founded by computer scientist David Shaw, is set to open offices in Tokyo as well as Shanghai,
Hedge fund comeback gathers steam
Hedge fund liquidations fell by 50% in the first quarter from the record levels set in the previous quarter as the industry grew for the first time in 10 months, according to data provider Hedge Fund Research and Eurekahedge.
Hedge funds see best month in 9 years
Hedge funds returned an average 5.2% in May, the best performance in more than nine years, as they drew more money and global markets rallied, said research firm Eurekahedge, reports Bloomberg. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index,
Hedge funds lose $64bn in November
The global hedge-fund industry lost $64bn of assets in November, with an index tracking its performance declining for a sixth month as economies in Asia and Europe joined the US in recession, according to Eurekahedge,