Some 42% of Japanese institutional investors plan to increase their allocations to hedge funds in the near term according to a new investor survey by HFC Advisory.
HFC Advisory, a Tokyo-based consulting and research firm, interviewed a wide range of Japanese investors between May and August for the Hedge Funds Club Japan Investor Survey 2011.
“Japanese investors are by far the most important hedge fund investors in the Asia-Pacific region. The survey shows that investments in hedge funds are growing and that pension funds in particular keep increasing their allocations. Japanese investors are active investors in global alternative investment products but I feel that hedge fund managers need to better understand the needs of Japanese institutions in order to access this large market,” says Stefan Nilsson, CEO of HFC Advisory and founder of the Hedge Funds Club.
