Credis Suisse sheds light on hedge fund failure

Filed in archive Hedgetalk on February 2, 2009

Credit Suisse Tremont Index LLC released a new research piece, 'One for the History Books: Hedge Fund Performance in 2008′, a review of the factors which contributed to hedge funds' dismal -19% return in 2008.

The report discusses the impact of events such as the fall of Lehman Brothers, the short sale ban and the scandal surrounding Bernard Madoff, offering insight into the impact of each event on individual sectors and the hedge fund industry as a whole. The piece also offers some comparisons to past market downturns, periods in which strategies saw severe declines in assets under management and how performance was impacted in the years that followed.

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Contributing Factors To Hedge Funds' 2008 Failure