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Middle East investors still want hedge funds
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

By Beverly Chandler, Opalesque London:

The March publication of specialist hedge fund consultancy Capintro Partners’ survey of the investor base in the Middle East found that despite troubled times, investors in the region have continued with their love of all things alternative. Year on year, from 2009 to 2010, there was a 163% increase in investors who expected their allocations to hedge funds to increase.

However, the financial crisis has had its effect on this interesting group of investors. Amounts available for investment had gone down; investor appetite for volatility and expectation of return had changed dramatically. There is a greater requirement for liquidity and......................

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