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From Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Hedge fund managers in Asia received the highest allocations in the last quarter of 2010 with each month, starting September, recording inflows, according to HedgeFund.net’s Hedge Fund Industry Asset Report - Q4 2010 entitled, Overview of hedge fund industry asset flows and trends. The consistent, strong four-month consistent inflows came after eight months of net redemptions for Asia-based managers last year (January to August). Total estimated assets of Asian hedge funds as at the end of Q4 2010 were at $39.38bn.

In terms of regional investments, funds investing in Asia recorded the highest growth rate in the Q4 2020 followed by funds investing in the MENA region.

But for the full year, Latin American-based fund managers generated the highest allocations, probably an offshoot of being the best performing region amongst emerging markets between 2008 and 2009.

Total estimated assets of fund managers located in emerging markets jumped 6.1% during the quarter to $295.8bn. Performance contributed $12.2bn for the rise in AuM, while investor inflows generated an additional $4.9bn. The inflow in Q4 halted two straight quarters of net investor outflows for emerging market funds, the report added.

Interestingly, while investors were cautious towards the European markets in 2010, European managers had the highest rate of core growth in 2010, the hedge fund data provider added. The industry’s core rate of growth i......................

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