Global macro trend is your friend, alternative investors say
| Feb 22nd, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff |
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The hedge fund industry did not wither and die during the 2008 market collapse and great liquidity crunch. Despite calls to the contrary, there are still thousands of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds out there, focused on producing decent returns in ways that other types of investment managers simply cannot.
Which brings us to a bit of good news about the state of the hedge fund industry: Investors were already putting money back into both hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the final quarter of 2009, according to to the latest quarterly survey by Brighton House Associates, released earlier this month. The even better news for hedge fund industry participants: They were putting money into strategies that they felt would be good long-term bets rather than just a way to recover their 2008 losses. More…
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