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From Sagar Chakraverty, Opalesque Asia:

Of the total number of strategies focused on Asia, Japanese equity makes up for 26%; Asian equity ex-Japan strategies 14%; Chinese equity 10%; and Macro/Multi strategies 11%, according to the recent report from GFAI, a Singapore-based hedge fund research and consultancy firm (see the report here).

Over the years, growth rate of Japanese equity strategies launches have gradually slowed from 44% growth y-o-y in 1999 to 20% y-o-y in recent years. On the other hand, launches of Chinese equity funds grew from nearly zero in 1997, to annual growth of about 15% since 2004.

“The Greater China hedge fund universe is only started seeing significant growth (in launches) from 2004, but subsequently there have been an average of about 15 new launches each year till end 2009. So far this year, there are already three new Greater China funds which have launched or will do so soon,” said GFIA’s Siewling Lay.

It can be said that the Asian fund industry remains strong and thriving, aided by faster economic recovery from the 2008 crisis. Also, as China’s economy grows, so does the Asian hedge funds industry.

“Asia’s strong fundamentals stand out in stark contrast to many other regions of the world,” said Rajeev De Mello in a press release sent to Opalesque on 17-May. He is the head of Asian Investment at Weste......................

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