http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HFR Press Releases en-us http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HEDGE FUND INVESTORS ROTATE INTO MACRO, ARBITRAGE STRATEGIES FOR 2012. Performance gains in 4Q offset modest net outflow as total hedge fund assets retake $2 Trillion mark; Net Inflows for 2011 exceed $70 Billion, highest since 2007. CHICAGO (January 19, 2012) - Total capital invested in the hedge fund industry regained the $2 trillion milestone to conclude 2011, according to data released today by HFR (Hedge Fund Research, Inc.), the leading provider of data, indices and analysis of hedge funds. The industry originally eclipsed $2 trillion in AUM in 1Q11 and peaked at $2.04 trillion at mid-year before declining to $1.97 trillion to end the volatile 3Q11. Total hedge fund AUM finished the year at $2.01 trillion, as 4Q11 performance gains offset a nominal net capital outflow of $127 million, a figure representing approximately 0.007% of total industry AUM. For the full year 2011, investors allocated $70 billion of net new capital to hedge funds, a volatile performance year in which the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declined by -5.0 percent, only the 3rd calendar year decline since 1990. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20111019 http://www.hfrx.com The December 2011 performance of the HFRX Monthly Indices has been published at www.hfrx.com HFRX Indices http://www.hfrx.com/?=20120117 https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/monthly/ The HFRI Indices Flash Update for December 2011 has been published. HFRI Fund Weighted Composite posts calendar year decline for only third time since 1990; Relative Value Arbitrage strategies post gains while Equity Hedge, Emerging Markets trail. HFRI Indices https://www.hedgefundresearch.com/monthly/index.php?fuse=monthly&20110109 http://www.hfrx.com The December 2011 performance of the HFRX Daily Indices has been published at www.hfrx.com. Hedge funds declined slightly for the month with the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index declining by -0.49%. HFRX Indices http://www.hfrx.com/?=20110106 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press HEDGE FUND LAUNCHES FALL, LIQUIDATIONS RISE IN 3Q AS INVESTORS, MANAGERS POSITION FOR MACRO TRENDS IN 2012. Despite quarterly decline, new launches on pace for best calendar year since 2007; Fund dispersion rises by 30 percent in volatile quarter. CHICAGO (December 8, 2011) The number of new hedge funds launches declined, while the number of liquidations rose in the volatile 3Q11, as Macro considerations surrounding the European sovereign debt crisis continued to drive financial markets and the resolution of the crisis remained unclear. According to the Market Microstructure Industry Report released today by HFR (Hedge Fund Research, Inc.), new hedge fund launches declined to 265 funds in 3Q11, a decline of 15 over the prior quarter but representing a modest increase over 3Q10. Hedge fund liquidations rose to 213 funds, an increase of 22 over the prior quarter and 45 over 3Q10. The 3Q11 liquidation total represents the highest quarterly total since 1Q10, when 240 funds liquidated, while hedge fund launches remain on pace for their highest calendar year total since nearly 1,200 funds launched in 2007. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20111208 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press EMERGING MARKETS HEDGE FUNDS REVERSE SEPTEMBER LOSSES WITH STRONG OCTOBER GAINS. Cautious investors hold new allocations as volatility accelerates; HFR launches HFRX Korea Index, adding to existing HFRX Asian and EM Indices. CHICAGO (November 16, 2011) Emerging markets hedge funds posted strong performance gains in October, reversing sharp losses from September as emerging market (EM) economies and assets continue to experience volatility relating to the European sovereign debt crisis. The HFRX Total Emerging Markets Index gained +4.1 percent in October following a decline of -5.0 percent in September; while intra-month volatility was even more pronounced in specific regions, including Latin America and Russia. In response to this volatility, investors hesitated on making new allocations to EM hedge funds, which saw a modest net outflow of $197 million (0.17 percent of assets under management in EM funds) for the 3Q11, according to the HFR Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR. As a result of September losses, total EM hedge fund assets declined by $7.2 billion from the record level established at mid-year to end the third quarter at $115.7 billion. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&2011116 http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press GLOBAL INVESTORS ALLOCATE TO ASIAN HEDGE FUNDS IN 3Q11 AS GLOBAL EQUITY, SOVEREIGN DEBT MARKETS FALL. HFRX China Index tops Shanghai Composite despite quarterly decline; Sixth consecutive quarter of inflows to Asian hedge funds. CHICAGO (November 3, 2011) - Global hedge fund investors allocated over $1.4 billion in net new capital to Asian hedge funds in 3Q11 as global financial markets responded to developments in the European sovereign debt crisis and weakening economic growth prospects across developed economies, according to the latest edition of the Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report, released today by HFR, the global leader in the indexation, analysis and database management of the alternative investment industry. The third quarter inflow represents the sixth consecutive quarterly net inflow from investors into Asian hedge funds and the eighth quarter in the last nine quarters that Asian funds have seen positive flows. As a result of performance based asset declines, total assets under management (AUM) in Asian hedge funds declined to $82.6 billion, the first quarterly decline in over a year. Hedge Fund Analysis http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/index.php?fuse=press&20111103 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