Hedge Funds Post Best Performance in Nine Years

Hedge funds returned an average of 5.2% in May, 2009, the best cumulative return since 2000. edge-fund managers are outperforming global benchmarks after posting the worst year on record in 2008. Eurekahedge’s global index slid 12 percent last year, the most since the Singapore-based firm began tracking data in 2000. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose for a third month in May, advancing 12 percent in its longest stretch of monthly gains since July 2007.

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