Global Hedge Fund Investors With $812 Billion Prefer Asia
- Strong economy, regulatory changes attracting money to China
- Credit Suisse survey shows Asia net demand is double the U.S.
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Hedge funds focused on Asia are predicting a surge of new money from North America and Europe as investors move away from overvalued U.S. assets to tap the early pandemic recovery in China and other parts of the region.
The GameStop Corp. investing craze that pitted retail traders against hedge funds may add to the Asian flows, with investors seeking to avoid similar losses from short-selling squeezes, according to hedge fund companies including APS Asset Management.