Breakout year for Asian macro hedge funds

Long-short equity strategies have accounted for 70% of Asia-focused hedge fund closures this year, according to Eurekahedge data – higher than any year since 2008. In contrast, Asia-focused macro hedge funds have accounted for 30% of launches and just 8% of closures this year. Those figures suggest 2015 is a breakout year for Asia-focused macro funds, driven by a stronger appetite for low-beta strategies compared to long-biased long/short equity hedge funds. Still, that breako…