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From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York:

The buzz on growth in emerging markets is beginning to take hold, as hedge fund investors hungry for outsized returns look to funds that cover these regions. Emerging markets hedge fund managers captured $2.5bn of the $11.3bn flowing into the hedge fund industry during August, reported BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research.

As of the end of July the best ranked emerging markets fund in the BarclayHedge database was Ping Exceptional Value Fund (Offshore), which saw monthly performance of +17.84% and had delivered YTD gains of +49.45%.

Underfunded investors seeking higher returns Fairfield Connecticut lies within the heart of one of the United States' largest hedge fund communities. The town lost $15m with Madoff (valued at what they thought was $42m after "gains") and millions more in actual investment losses during the financial crisis. Although it has gained back 9.5% so far this year, the town's investment fund is still down over $100m from its peak value of March 2008. Even with 2010 performance gains the town will have to pour $6.2m into pension coffers.

The town is still actively investing in hedge funds, and this week the town Fiscal Officer Paul Hiller told the C......................

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