Opalesque Industry Update - Proportion of Asia-based investors willing to commit to emerging manager hedge funds has increased by 11
percentage points in the past year. While European and North American investors are shying away from investing in emerging manager hedge funds, Asian investors are increasingly keen to commit to such funds, the latest Preqin research shows. Fifty-eight percent of investors in the region are prepared to invest in emerging manager hedge funds, compared to 39% of European investors and 48% of those in North America. Emerging manager hedge funds are generally considered more risky due to the manager’s lack of track record; as investors remain cautious about making new hedge fund investments it is perhaps understandable that they would be less keen to commit to emerging funds. However, Asian investors were generally less affected by the downturn than those based elsewhere, which could explain their continued, and indeed increased, confidence in the asset class and their enthusiasm for emerging manager funds. The willingness to invest in emerging manager funds varies with institution type; this is shown in the graph here.
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Asian investors put faith in emerging hedge fund managers while Western investors shy away says Preqin
Friday, December 09, 2011
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