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Key statistics
• Industry assets at $152bn at end-2010
• Start-up space active with 95 new funds raising $3.84bn in 2010
• 74% of industry assets managed out of Asia
Major themes in the Asian hedge fund space
• Institutionalisation
• Emergence of Asia’s Billion Dollar Club
• Diversification of strategies
• International hedge funds making a beeline for Asia
Key Challenges
• Liquidity
• Lack of shorting skills and opportunities
• Emerging Market Risks
• Little Support from Asian Institutions
What does the future hold?
• Significant scale-up of assets
• Next generation of global hedge fund brands