WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new report about the future of the European hedge fund market has been released in Dublin Ireland, by Research and Markets. The growing popularity of hedge fundsamong institutional and private investors accelerated during the bear markets of 2001-2003. Research and Markets noted, �Strong hedge fund performance during the equity bear market of 2000-2003 hascaptured investors’ imaginations.�
This report also analyzed the major factors that may shape the European hedge fund market for the next five years. A particular emphasis was placed on the impact of new hedge fund regulatory measures within Europe, and how such measures would affect the industry. The report also sizes the European private client hedge fund market and projects growth trends in the coming years.
The report covers the big five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK. Areas of focus include private client hedge fund market: regulation, performance, fees, valuation, disclosure, and distribution. The new report also made a forecast of the private client hedge fund market up to the year 2007.
The report explained �39% of European wealth managers see regulatory difficulties as the major barrier to hedge fund investment in the European market. However the increasing popularity of hedge fund investments has forced regulators to review this situation and legislative changes are occurring in many European territories.�
According to the released report, �the total size of the European HNW hedge fund investment market at around EUR 60 billion in 2003, representing around 75% of European hedge funds.� The report also noted that regulatory changes will allow for a wider distribution of hedge fund instruments in Europe. Such efforts will ultimately help to increase investor�s knowledge about hedge funds thereby helping to drive hedge fund growth numbers to about 20% per year, until 2007.
Further information about the new report could be obtained from: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c1745
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