Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: A majority of hedge fund managers have identified regulation as the
biggest challenge facing the industry this year. In a survey conducted
by data provider Preqin at the end of 2014 with hedge fund managers,
investors and alternatives investment consultants around the world, 68%
cited regulation as a challenge for the hedge fund industry in 2015.
Some 58% of fund managers believe regulation will have a negative impact
on the industry in 2015, up from 50% last year. At least 57% of fund
managers believe that the AIFMD will have a negative impact this year,
the study said.
Preqin said in the study, "The combined effect of increasing costs and
complexity on the running of their businesses, as well as continued
uncertainty surrounding certain regulations across the globe has led to
greater pessimism from fund managers regarding the impact of
regulation."
It added that regulation implemented across the industry worldwide has
also increased opportunities for hedge fund managers in regions where
investments were previously heavily restricted; on the other hand, it
has introduced a number of compliance measures and regulatory burdens
for fund managers active in the alternatives space.
Institutional investors continue to flow into hedge fund industry
The survey also found that hedge fund managers forecast that the
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