How the tides are shifting in the world of hedge funds

SINGAPORE (March 2): Institutional investors are forecasting a 3.5% increase in new inflows during 2017 as the hedge fund industry kicked off the year at an all-time high for assets under management of US$3 trillion ($4.3 trillion), according to Credit Suisse’s ninth annual hedge fund investor survey released today.

Entitled “Shifting Tides”, the study gathers responses on a number of topics including industry trends, forecasts, growth prospects and strategy preferences from over 320 institutional investors representing some US$1.3 trillion of hedge fund investments.  

Based on key findings from the 2017 Credit Suisse Annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey, global institutional investors remain strongly committed to hedge funds playing a role in their portfolios with 87% of respondents indicating they would maintain or increase their hedge fund exposures in the coming year.

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