Australian Hedge Fund Returns Dip After 7 Positive Months
Thursday, November 12, 2009 : PermalinkBloomberg: The Australian Fund Monitors Index, which tracks more than 200 hedge funds managed from within the country, ended its longest stretch of gains in almost two years.
Australian Fund Monitors shows a YTD return of 14.61% with 30% of funds reporting. Fund of Funds were the only category that showed positive returns with an average of 4.55% and a YTD of 9.97%.
Business day provides a round up of the global hedge fund returns based on the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index.
Australia is also in focus as Bloomberg quotes head of KPMG International’s debt-advisory, David Heathcote who explains how Hedge funds are “boosting investments in Australian companies, filling a “funding gap” left by a reduction in bank lending”
This story is flagged as a developing story, and will be updated frequently as more news becomes available.
