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January 04, 2006

Hedge Funds Slowing Down

According to latest figures, the high ride and allure of hedge funds has somewhat faded. The is shown by figures that indicate that the amount of money invested in them halved over the past year as returns fell below 7 percent. The year of 2004 was a record year, with never seen before figures, but investors got 4- 5 percent after performance fees and put the brakes on. telegraph reports:

Oliver Schupp, the head of investment bank Credit Suisse's hedge fund index, said around $60billion-$65billion had been invested internationally in hedge funds during the past year, compared with more than $120billion in 2004.

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