Opalesque Industry Update - Credit Suisse today releases its eighth annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey, entitled "Staying the Course", in which responses from 369 institutional investors, representing $1.1 trillion of hedge fund investments, were analyzed on a number of topics including:
Robert Leonard, Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Services at Credit Suisse, said: "Institutional investors remain committed to their hedge fund allocations and are optimistic for further growth in the industry during the upcoming year. This year's survey provides some interesting insights into how institutional investors are considering positioning their hedge fund portfolios for the possibility of continued volatility in global markets." "Increased interest in strategies such as equity market neutral, global macro and equity long/short trading-oriented appears to indicate that investors are anticipating another challenging environment for 2016. Key factors noted in making new allocations were net returns, pedigree of investment team and lack of correlation with other investments." Other findings from the Survey included:
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