(Opalesque) Total capital managed by Emerging Markets hedge funds increased to a record level for the fourth consecutive quarter through mid-year 2017, as a synchronized improvement in global growth and increased investor risk tolerance continued to drive gains across regional equity markets.
Emerging Markets (EM) hedge fund capital increased to $213.3 billion (1.42 trillion RMB, 672 billion Brazilian Real, 13.6 trillion Indian Rupee, 11.3 trillion Russian Ruble, and 800 billion Saudi Real), according to the latest HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.
