Hedge funds' strong growth in popularity

Private client managers would view hedge fund products more favourably if regulated offerings became available, says Jenne Mannion. Meanwhile, demand is already growing rapidly among advisers Hedge funds would have far more appeal if there were regulated options products available and if returns were deemed as capital gains for taxation purposes. These were among the key findings from exclusive research commissioned by Incisive Research, a division of International Investment's parent company Incisive Media earlier in 2006. The research involved surveying wealth managers about their use...