Reuters – Man Group Plc, the world’s biggest listed hedge fund company, said demand for its fund products had remained strong in the first quarter and it was confident about its prospects for the full year.

Sales in the three months to June 30 were $5.0 billion (2.5 billion pounds) while funds under management increased to $79.5 billion from the $74.6 billion seen at the end of March.

"Demand for our fund products has remained strong, both from private investors and institutions," Chairman Jon Aisbitt said in a statement prepared for the annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.

"This success in asset raising reflects the group’s broad geographic presence and the continued attraction of conservatively structured alternative investment products," he added.

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