1 Mar 2011
GFIA has released the 15th edition of its long-running review of the Asian hedge fund industry.
In this paper, GFIA provides an overview of the Asian hedge fund industry based on industry growth, geographic and strategy trends, hedge funds capacity and characteristics specific to Asian strategies that GFIA has monitored since it commenced coverage in 1998.
Some findings include:
· Event driven/ special situations, fixed income and long only equity are the newly popular strategies
In this paper, GFIA provides an overview of the Asian hedge fund industry based on industry growth, geographic and strategy trends, hedge funds capacity and characteristics specific to Asian strategies that GFIA has monitored since it commenced coverage in 1998.
Some findings include:
· Event driven/ special situations, fixed income and long only equity are the newly popular strategies
Peter Douglas CAIA, principal of GFIA, commented: "The industry continues to broaden its approaches to seeking alpha in Asian capital markets, despite being constrained by slow asset raising. The Hong Kong/Singapore nexus continues to consolidate its position over non-Asian jurisdictions as the home of the industry."
