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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

A large majority of institutional investors are satisfied with their hedge fund portfolios with 72% indicating that their investments in the asset class met or exceeded their return expectations during 2017, according to Credit Suisse's Tenth Annual Global Hedge Fund Investor Survey.

Credit Suisse added that this is a significant increase from the previous year, when only 30% of investors were satisfied with the performance from their hedge funds allocations. The survey analyzed responses from 345 institutional investors representing $1.1 trillion of hedge fund investments.

Robert Leonard, managing director and global head of Capital Services at Credit Suisse, said, "Last year hedge funds had strong performance and also continued to improve the alignment of interests between themselves and their investors. Accordingly, as we begin 2018, the vast majority of institutional investors appear pleased with the contributions from their hedge fund portfolios. In fact, the number of investors who indicated that their hedge fund allocations met or exceeded their expectations more than doubled from last year, which is a very positive development for the industry."

The researchers also found a strong appetite for equity focused strategies in 2018 (eight out of the top 10 strategies), with investo......................

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