Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Shocker: Fund Managers pocket 28 percent of hedge fund profits


We are shocked...shocked.  Reuters (UK) reports that hedge fund managers pocketed 28.1 percent of profits generated by their funds over the past 18 years, new research from London's Imperial College found.

The research, commissioned by KPMG and hedge fund industry body the Alternative Investment Management Association, found investors' share of annual profits delivered by hedge funds from 1994-2011 was 71.9 percent.

It also found funds delivered an average annual return of 9.07 percent from 1994-2011, compared with 7.27 percent from global commodities, 7.18 percent from stocks, and 6.25 percent from global bonds…

Go to http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/04/23/uk-hedgefunds-study-idUKBRE83M1L620120423

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