Asia-Based Hedge Funds Hedge Funds See Less Launch Activity in Q3

(Valuewalk.com) Preqin’s quarterly update on the hedge fund industry tracks 118 hedge funds launched globally through Q3 2016. Among these, North America-based fund managers accounted for 76% of new launches, a 12-month high, while both Europe- and Asia-Pacific-based managers accounted for smaller proportions. Managers in Europe represent 20% of Q3 fund launches, down from 28% the previous quarter, while Asia-Pacific-based managers represent just 3% of new vehicles, a quarter of the proportion seen in Q3 2015. At the same time, the proportion of new funds launched that have a focus on the Asia-Pacific region fell from 9% in Q2 to just 1% in Q3, the lowest of any region.

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