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Hedge funds post best results for a decade

20 January 2010

The hedge fund industry continued its recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, a leading provider of hedge fund industry data revealed today.

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The hedge fund industry continued its recovery from the financial crisis of 2008 by posting the strongest gains since 1999, according to Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a leading provider of hedge fund industry data.  

The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 20.1% in 2009, just one year after posting the worst calendar year loss in the history of the industry. Investors allocated $13.8 billion of new capital to the industry in 4Q09, the largest quarterly inflow since 1Q08. The quarterly increase had only a modest impact on full year capital flows, with investors withdrawing $131 billion overall in 2009....


 

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