Demand for hedge funds will return post-crisis

Hedge fund assets are expected to bottom out at around $1 trillion this year. However, capital appreciation and an estimated $800 billion in net inflows over the next four years are expected to push global levels to $2.6 trillion by 2013. All that is according to a new study of institutional investors, investment consultants and hedge funds released today by The Bank of New York and Casey, Quirk & Associates.