Asia hedge-fund Q2 inflows set to continue
The inflows are linked to positive sentiment on China, strong Indian hedge-fund performance, increased fund-launch and corporate-deal activity, and renewed interest in Japanese funds.
Despite poor first-half returns, Asia-focused hedge funds saw net inflows of close to $400 million in the second quarter, following outflows in the first quarter. Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research (HFR) puts the inflow figure at $360 million, while Singapore’s Eurekahedge cites $390 million.
HFR says one reason for the rebound was that investors were anticipating moves by China to boost the flexibility of its currency policy. Eurekahedge analyst Farhan Mumtaz agrees, although he also …
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