Sustainable hedge fund models to meet challenges

The hedge fund industry in Asia has been steadily recovering in the wake of the global financial crisis. Even so, there is still some way to go before all the lost ground is regained. Between June 2004 and June 2011, total assets in Asian hedge funds increased from $49 billion to $144.7 billion, but total assets under management are still well below the $197.7 billion peak they reached at the end of 2007, according to HedgeFund Intelligence. There is little doubt that Asian fund…