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Hedge fund managers say regulation has negative impacts and is biggest challenge

Thursday, February 26, 2015

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.

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The survey also found that hedge fund managers forecast that the industry’s assets under management (AUM) ar......................

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