London Doubles its Share of Global Hedge Fund Assets

Filed in archive Hedgetalk on April 17, 2007

London is by far the largest center for European hedge fund managers. The 900 hedge funds located in London accounted for four-fifths of European based hedge fund assets in 2006. If figures for fund of funds and US hedge funds with a trading desk in Europe are taken into account, London's share was more than 90%. Other locations for hedge fund managers in Europe include France, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

London's share of global hedge fund assets increased from 10% to 21% between 2002 and 2006, making London one of the fastest growing hedge fund centers according to the 2007 edition of IFSL's Hedge Funds report. Assets managed by hedge fund managers based in London totaled around $360bn in 2006, up 40% on the previous year, and a six-fold increase from 2002.

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