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Emerging Asia leads hedge fund recovery

10 February 2010

Hedge Fund Research has found that emerging Asia is leading the hedge fund recovery

The HFRX China Index posted a record performance gain of 50.4 percent in 2009, as Emerging Asian financial markets led the global equity market recovery from losses experienced during the financial crisis of 2008, according to data released today by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFR).

Investors allocated new capital cautiously despite strong gains for the year, with total capital in Asian hedge fund...


 

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