http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HFR Press Releases en-us http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press CHINA EMERGES AS ASIAN HEDGE FUND CAPITAL. HFRI Emerging Markets: Asia ex-Japan Index posts best 1Q since 2006; Thirty percent of Asian hedge funds now located in China. CHICAGO (May 11, 2012) - Hedge funds investing in Emerging Asia posted industry-leading gains to start 2012, with the HFRI EM: Asia ex-Japan Index gaining +7.4 percent in 1Q12, the best start for the index since 2006 when it gained +12.3 percent, according to data released today by HFR, the leading provider of data, indices and analysis of the global hedge fund industry. The HFR index of Emerging Asia hedge funds easily outperformed Chinese equity markets by over 450 basis points for 1Q; recent gains follow a volatile 2011 which saw the HFRI Asia Index decline by -18.08 percent. In contrast, while the HFRX Japan Index gained +5.2 percent for 1Q12, it trailed the strong quarterly gain of +19.2 percent for the Nikkei 225. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20120511 https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/monthly/ Hedge funds posted a narrow decline to begin 2Q12, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining by -0.36 percent in April. HFRI April decline pares YTD gains to +4.4 percent; Relative Value Arbitrage posts fifth consecutive monthly gain. HFRI Indices https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/monthly/index.php?fuse=monthly&20120507 http://www.hfrx.com HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index gains +0.12% in April with contributions from Macro, Relative Value Arbitrage strategies. HFRX Market Directional Index posts gain of +0.32%. HFRX Indices http://www.hfrx.com/?=20120502 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HEDGE FUND ASSETS SURGE TO RECORD LEVEL ON STRONG 1Q GAINS. Investors allocate over $16 billion of new capital in first quarter; Flows accelerate to Relative Value Arbitrage, Macro strategies. CHICAGO (April 19, 2012) - Total investor capital allocated to hedge funds in Q1 2012 exceeded $16 billion, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR (Hedge Fund Research, Inc.), the global leader in the indexation, analysis and aggregation of the global hedge fund industry. Hedge funds posted the best first quarter of performance in five years to begin 2012, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gaining nearly 5 percent as global equity and credit markets experienced broad-based gains to begin the year. Combined with this strong first quarter performance, total capital invested in the global hedge fund industry increased to $2.13 trillion, surpassing the previous record of $2.04 trillion set at mid-year 2011. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20120419 http://www.hfrx.com The March 2012 performance of the HFRX Monthly Indices has been published at www.hfrx.com HFRX Indices http://www.hfrx.com/?=20120415 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HFR, MORNINGSTAR LAUNCH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. HFRX and HFRI Indices, Database and Analysis available to Morningstar Direct Subscribers. CHICAGO (March 28, 2012) - HFR (Hedge Fund Research, Inc.) and Morningstar (NASDAQ: MORN) announced the launch of a strategic distribution agreement with Morningstar Direct Institutional Software, reported jointly today by HFR and Morningstar. HFR is the leading provider of indices, data and analysis for the hedge fund industry, and Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research. Subscribers of Morningstar’s institutional investment analysis platform, Morningstar Direct, will have the ability to license alternative investment content from HFR, including HFRX and HFRI Indices, hedge fund database and analysis of alternative industry trends for use within the Direct platform. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20120328 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY ACCELERATES INTO 2012 WITH MOST NEW LAUNCHES SINCE 2007. Liquidations steady as investors and managers position for growth; Fund performance dispersion falls, Fund of Funds attrition slows. CHICAGO (March 13, 2012) - Hedge fund launches in 2011 increased to the highest level since 2007, as investors and managers positioned for 2012 amid intense volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty, HFR reported today. Hedge fund launches totaled 1,113 in 2011, including 270 in 4Q11, the highest calendar year total since 1,197 funds launched in 2007. Fund liquidations declined from the previous quarter but rose for the full year, with 190 liquidations in 4Q11 and 775 for the year; the 2011 total represents a narrow increase over the 743 liquidations in 2010. The total number of funds rose to 9,523 in 2011, while total hedge fund industry capital rose by 3 percent to $2.02 Trillion. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20120312 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press EMERGING MARKETS HEDGE FUNDS LAUNCH INTO 2012. HFRI Emerging Markets Index leads hedge fund industry with +4.4 percent gain in January. Funds investing in Russia, Latin America post top gains as EM hedge fund assets rise. CHICAGO (February 24, 2012) - Emerging Markets hedge funds led broad-based performance gains across the global hedge fund industry to start 2012, with the HFRI Emerging Markets (Total) Index gaining +4.4 percent for the month of January, as reported by HFR today with the most recent release of the Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report and Database. Prior to January gains, Emerging Market hedge funds concluded a challenging year in 2011, posting an average decline of -13.8 percent, the 3rd worst calendar year since 1990. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20120224 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HEDGE FUND COMPENSATION DECLINES ON PERFORMANCE VOLATILITY. Wide dispersion in compensation by role, seniority, fund size, performance; Portfolio Managers, Senior Traders see largest declines. CHICAGO, (October 25, 2011) – Hedge fund compensation declined by approximately ten percent on average across varied functional roles in 2011, according to the 2012 edition of the Glocap Hedge Fund Compensation Report. The compensation data released today shows a wide dispersion of compensation, between and within firms, driven by a number of variables including role, seniority/experience, fund size and performance for the year. The total hedge fund industry surpassed previous record levels of total capital under management in both 1Q and 2Q11, reaching $2.04 trillion, before declining sharply in 3Q as the hedge fund industry posted the fourth-worst performance quarter in history, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite declining by -6.2 percent. The growth in assets under management led to an increase in overall management fee income that partially offset the decrease in incentive fee income. In addition, despite 3Q performance, the percentage of funds reaching their performance high watermarks in the trailing 12 months continued to rise, exceeding 70 percent as of the end of 3Q11, which further stabilized the pool of income available for compensation.. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20111025