Hedge Fund Managers Find Fund Raising Challenging: Preqin

The majority (61%) of hedge fund managers who participated in Preqin’s survey cited increase in the level of competition over the past 12 months.

Preqin published its August 2015 special report on “Hedge Fund Manager Outlook” after surveying over 190 hedge fund managers to ascertain their thoughts on the challenges in the hedge fund industry today and their outlook for the rest of the year.

Multi-strategy funds witnessed large inflows

According to the Preqin report, the hedge fund industry witnessed net inflows of $47.5 billion during the second quarter of 2015, bringing H1 2015 net inflows to $76.3 billion. Though CTAs witnessed outflows of $4.8 billion during the second quarter, thanks to strong performance during the first quarter of 2015, YTD...