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The number of hedge funds registered in the Cayman Islands exceeded 10,000 in June for the first time, another indication that the hedge fund industry continues to grow despite market turmoil, Cayman authorities said Monday.
At the end of June, there were 10,037 hedge funds and fund-of-hedge-funds registered in the offshore tax haven, up from 9,413 at the end of 2007, according to the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).
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There are more hedge funds domiciled in the Caymans than in any other jurisdiction, including competitors British Virgin Islands and Bermuda, and CIMA has been pushing to maintain that lead.
The industry growth comes despite a year-long financial market credit crisis that has caused many hedge funds to post slumping returns.
Still, there hasn't been "a significant spike" in fund terminations, according to Walkers, a major Cayman law firm whose clients include many hedge funds.
"There have been some forced closures; but in cases where funds are struggling, the managers we work with are being pro-active by placing hard-to-value securities in side pockets, suspending redemptions and imposing (redemption) gates," said Walkers attorney Nick Rogers in a statement. "Such measures may enable a fund in distress to ride out the storm or to wind down its affairs in an orderly manner."
While Cayman authorities in recent years have made a major effort to cooperate with U.S. investigators into possible tax fraud through offshore tax havens, they still face criticism from U.S. lawmakers.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently found that there is one mutual fund or hedge fund for every five residents in the Cayman Islands, prompting some lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee last week to call for stronger laws to prevent tax cheating.
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