99% Chance of New Hedge Fund Regulations

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99% Chance of New Fund Regulations

A recent surveyed showed that 99% of hedge fund partners believe that the industry will be more heavily regulated within the near future. This is up from just 8% in 2008. Here is an article discussing this recent survey result:

Nearly 99% of senior hedge fund partners expect increased regulation, according to a new Rothstein Kass survey, a huge increase from 8% in 2008 and 9% in the firm’s initial report on alternative investor trends in 2007.

Of the 239 senior hedge fund partners surveyed, 83.7% also expect competition for investors to dramatically increase, 82.4% believe hedge funds will become much more costly to operate, 79% think hedge funds will revert to being a niche investment class and 64% predict that marketing will become much more important. source

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