Hedge Funds in India

Released on: September 30, 2008, 12:04 am

Press Release Author: bharatbook

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: Bharatbook.com launches a latest report "Hedge Funds in
India" which covers the definition and an overview of hedge fund and other pooled
investment vehicles.

Press Release Body: Bharatbook.com added a new report on "Hedge Funds in India"
(http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=81429)

It focuses in detail about the global hedge fund market, the types of hedge funds
prevalent in the industry and the size and growth of it. Additionally, the report
covers the opportunities and challenges faced by the industry.

The report will enumerate the industry regulations followed in different countries
and its effects on the hedge fund industry. This is followed by the hedge fund
industry in India in detail.

The concluding part of the report covers the future outlook of the Indian hedge fund
industry.

Hedge funds are private investment funds that employ highly speculative techniques
aimed at earning maximum capital gains. These funds ‘hedge' the risk by diversifying
the portfolio of investments. In simple terms, hedge funds are pooled investment
vehicles whose investment in publicly traded securities is huge as compared to
average investors.

Unregistered investment pools, such as venture capital funds, private equity funds
and commodity pools, are also sometimes referred to as hedge funds. Hedge funds are
available in forms like hedge fund ETF and hedge funds real estate. Prominent hedge
funds with over USD 10 billion capital include Bridgewater, GSAM, Citadel, SAC
Capital, Renaissance, DE Shaw, Vega and Tudor.

There are about 10,000 hedge funds worldwide. Together they account for about 1
percent of the combined global equity and bond market. Financial experts assert that
India has tremendous potential for investments. Global hedge funds have generated
handsome returns by investing in the country. Variety in investment options and
excellent growth prospects for hedge funds are the key attractions of the Indian
market. Despite being a relatively new investment opportunity, the total hedge fund
assets flowing into the Indian market was a whopping USD 2 billion during the 2003
session. The prospective Indian hedge fund market has attracted big names such as
Renaissance Technologies, which is world’s largest hedge fund firm handling asset
worth USD 35.4 billion. Additionally, some other well known names such as Old Lane,
DE Shaw and Och-Ziff Capital Management have also entered the Indian hedge fund
market.

The unprecedented Bull Run in the US equity markets during the 1990s swelled
investment portfolios. As a result, both fund managers and investors felt the need
for diversification. Global hedge funds volume surged from USD 50 billion in 1988 to
USD 750 billion in 2003 at a CAGR of 24 percent. Increase in hedge funds across the
world has induced more outsourcing to India.

As hedge funds inundate the Indian market, Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) has felt the need to regulate them. SEBI intends to provide a broad-based,
registered and regulated platform to these entities, depending on their individual
track records.


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