Asia-focused hedge funds have more than recovered all the assets lost after last year’s dire performance although the industry has still underperformed local stock markets in the first quarter of 2012, according to industry data.
China dominates the regional industry, and 30 per cent of global hedge funds by number are now located in the country, including Hong Kong, making it second only to the US, according to the Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research group.
However, most Asian funds are significantly smaller than those in the US and other established jurisdictions, so their assets make up just 4 per cent of the industry’s $2.13tn total.