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> On Oct 21, 2010, at 11:46 PM, Jeffrey Fisher wrote:
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> > noted in the Economist's weekly roundup:
> >
> > *Hedge funds* saw assets jump by a total of $120 billion in the third
> > quarter, the biggest rise in three years, according to Hedge Fund
> Research,
> > which monitors the industry’s performance. Total assets invested in the
> > hedge-fund industry stood at $1.77 trillion.
> >
> > What exactly is the significance of this? Is the asset growth a
> combination
> > of new investment and better returns?
>
> That's a rise of less than 7%, which isn't enormous, but yeah, money is
> coming back into hedge funds. They're probably getting slightly better
> returns, though not dramatically so.
>
>
>
Thanks. Also enjoyed Joanna's answer :-), but this helps me get a handle on
it.