Almost all hedge fund partners expect more regs

Nearly 99% of senior hedge fund partners expect increased regulation, according to a new Rothstein Kass survey, a huge increase from 8% in 2008 and 9% in the firm’s initial report on alternative investor trends in 2007.

Of the 239 senior hedge fund partners surveyed, 83.7% also expect competition for investors to dramatically increase, 82.4% believe hedge funds will become much more costly to operate, 79% think hedge funds will revert to being a niche investment class and 64% predict that marketing will become much more important.