Graphic of the Day – New Launches of Hedge Funds

By Hedge Fund Insight staff In 2012 new hedge fund launches outpaced fund liquidations for the third year running The inverse relationship between changes in the number of launches and the number of closures each year has broken down, suggesting that the prospects for the industry at the smaller end have changed The number of […] Read more »

Net Hedge Fund Formation Down in 2012

By Hedge Fund Research, Inc. of Chicago Total hedge fund industry assets increased to a record of $2.25 trillion,  according to the latest release of the HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report, released today by HFR, the leading provider of indexation, research and analysis for the global hedge fund industry. New fund launches totalled 1,108 for […] Read more »