Despite performance concerns, UCITS-compliant hedge funds still have plenty of fans
| Aug 18th, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Retail Investing, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff |
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Like fans of an aging rock star, European investors continue to flock to UCITS-compliant hedge funds despite some recent concerns about waning performance.
Deemed the structure du jour back in January, the concept has been covered ad nauseam in the press and on the conference circuit as a way for investors to earn returns in a hedge fund structure that follows very specific EU guidelines.
Indeed, according to a London-based KDK Asset Management, the number of UCITS funds continues to mushroom, with an additional 125 funds launched in the first five months of 2010, with total net inflows standing at US$12 billion, according to its latest report. That compares to 200 such funds counted by KDK in its last report on the space a few months ago.
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