Hedge Funds | Man Tops List Of 50 Largest Hedge Funds

Man Investments is the fund of Europe 's major coverage, top the list of an industry that has been fully recovered in 2011.

Hedge Man 's arm fund had assets under management (AUM) of $ 34.1bn (20.9bn) as of June 11, according to the survey Europe50 by The Journal of hedge funds.

Figures of man 's were boosted by the acquisition of GLG Partners for $ 1.5bn in 2010. In the second place at the table BlackRock whose assets reached U.S. $ 34bn.

Meanwhile Brevan Howard "that lost the top spot it occupied in 2009 and 2010" was third with $ 32.1bn. Bluecrest Capital retained fourth as AUM jumped 31 percent to 26.8bn. Winton Capital giants futures rose 64 percent to $ 22.4bn to bag fifth after an impressive year, the survey, sponsored by Newedge brokerage government, he said.

Success among the top 50 firms reflects a general rise in 2011 with total assets under management up 26 percent compared to 2010 to $ 374bn.

That's a record for the survey, exceeding the last bull market in 2008, when 50 were managing a total of $ 360bn.

The earnings of the top five companies in 2011 took his combined $ 149.4bn AUM, representing 40 percent of total funds managed by the top 50.

Report author Bill McIntosh said: "While it is true that hedge funds as a whole are back in business, is if the major players are doing exceptionally well.

"The figures in the global survey 's show the good health of the European hedge fund industry." Europe50 Other companies include Standard Life, previously unclassified, which reached number nine on the table with AUM of $ 12.9bn. HSBC Global Asset Management decreased from 17 to 28. with $ 4.1bn.

The report also found that managers of hedge funds had taken fewer risks with investors' money, and in doing so, he had served them well during the last year.

1. Man Investments
The Man Investments $ 34.1bn (20.9bn), part of the largest in the world 's alternative manager Man Group, led by Peter Clarke (right) dates from 1983. Its five largest funds management in at least $ 1bn and meet the future management strategies to arbitration. Star fund manager Tim Wong directs both the man $ 2.5 billion AHL Diversified fund and the recently released $ 2.3 billion of funds from Nomura Global Trend, the popular Asia-focused fund that has been credited with the revival of Man Group 's benefits since April.

2. BLACKROCK
BLACKROCK Coverage 'S operation of the fund, led by Laurence Fink (above) rose from third to second place this year as fund managers assets grew to $ 34bn (20.8bn) from $ 21.6bn in June 2010. The manager of the world 's largest money, his largest fund is the UK 1.34bn emerging hedge fund companies, while others invest in European equities, all in the long-short.

3. Brevan Howard
Brevan has fallen to third place last year in the first place, despite the collection of funds under management to $ 32.1bn (19.6bn) from $ 31.5bn in June. The fund is the flagship of its $ 24.2bn fund teacher, administrator giant, multiple, fixed income and forex funds macro. His latest creation is the catalyst for credit, now $ 1.8 billion in size, which was released in 2009.

4. CAPITAL Bluecrest
The dream team of Mike Platt (above) and Leda Braga has overseen a jump in funds Bluecrest 's from $ 20.5bn a year ago to $ 26.8bn today. Its funds include the macro world title Bluecrest International Capital, managed futures BlueTrend centered, each holder of more than $ 8 billion. His diversified background Bluecrest manages another $ 5.4bn AllBlue.

5. Winton Capital
Winton, directed by David Harding (above), has assets of $ 22.4bn, a big jump from $ 13.7bn in June 2010. Unlike many peers, which makes most of its money from the $ 14.3bn it has in managed accounts, separately for individual investors. Winton Futures Fund has its estimated $ 7.8bn, but the evolution of other notable and Octo funds are much smaller at just over $ 100 million each.