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The future of the private client market for hedge funds in Europe

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Feb. 18, 2004 - 45 Pages


Table of Contents


TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT DATAMONITOR 2

MARKET CONTEXT- ISSUES AFFECTING THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE CLIENT HEDGE FUND MARKET IN EUROPE 8

Introduction 8

Changing regulation in Europe’s private client hedge fund market 10

Pan-European regulation 10

UK 12

France 13

Germany 15

Italy 16

Spain 17

Other European Countries 18

US- a comparative example 18

Conclusion: The impact of regulatory changes on the growth of the HNW hedge fund market 20

Pricing and performance issues 20

Performance 20

Impact of equity markets 21

Fee structures 23

Conclusion: Performance and pricing issues 24

Compliance and clarity issues 25

Valuation 25

Disclosure 26

Internal compliance 27

Conclusion: Compliance and clarity issues 27

Distribution factors 28

Conclusion: Distribution factors 29

MARKET SIZING AND FORECASTS - THE HNW HEDGE FUND INVESTMENT MARKET IN EUROPE 30

Estimated size of the market for European HNW investment in hedge funds in 2002 30

Estimated size of the European HNW hedge fund market forecast 2002e to 2007f 32

APPENDIX 34

Supplementary data 34

Definitions 35

Research methodology 36

Estimated size of the market for European HNW investment in hedge funds in 2002 36

Estimated size of the private client hedge fund market in Europe forecast 2003e- 2007f 39

Further reading 41

Datamonitor Global Wealth Service: Reports 41

Datamonitor Global Wealth Service: Insight Reports 41

Datamonitor Global Wealth Service: Competitor Tracking 42

Related Savings & Investments SPP Reports 42

Datamonitor’s Global Wealth Model 43

Datamonitor Financial Services Consulting 44

SPP writing team 45





Abstract

Introduction
Strong hedge fund performance during the equity bear market of 2000-2003 has captured investors’ imaginations. This report analyses the major factors that will shape the European hedge fund market for the next five years with a particular emphasis on the effect of regulation. It sizes the European private client hedge fund market and forecasts it forward.

Scope
Covers the big five European countries, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK.

Covers the following issues affecting the private client hedge fund market: regulation, performance, fees, valuation, disclosure, distribution.

Forecast the private client hedge fund marker to 2007.

Report Highlights
39% of European wealth managers see regulatory difficulties as the major barrier to hedge fund investment in the European market. However the increasing popularity of hedge fund investments has forced regulators to review this situation and legislative changes are occurring in many European territories.

Some wealth managers believe that should a period of sustained equity growth reoccur, the hedge fund market would decline. However hedge fund investment has wider motivations. 70% of wealth managers see increasing diversification or the ability to gain an absolute return as the primary reason for investing in hedge funds.

Datamonitor estimates that the total size of the European HNW hedge fund investment market at around EUR60bn in 2003, representing around 75% of European hedge funds. Datamonitor believes that regulatory changes allowing wider distribution and creating greater clarity will help to drive growth of more than 20% per annum in the HNW market to 2007.

Reasons to Purchase
Understand how regulation of the hedge fund market will change your market going forward

assess the problems with offering hedge funds to HNW customers and how these can be dealt with

forecast the growth of the market and the opportunities it creates



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