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Asian institutions would appear to be continuing to grow in importance as a source of new capital for hedge funds both within Asia and globally, with the majority looking to maintain or increase their allocations into alternatives reported AsianInvestor this week, in reference to a new report published by Preqin. In the survey, 57 per cent of Asian institutional investors said they planned on maintaining their allocation level with hedge funds, while 37 per cent indicated they planned on increasing allocations: this despite the fact that hedge funds, globally, fell 5 per cent last year. Asian ex-Japan hedge funds fared even worse, recording losses of 12.6 per cent, so this report is no doubt music to their ears. New managers are firmly on the radar, with 23 per cent of investors saying they plan on adding new names to their portfolios and 42 per cent indicating they would do so whilst also maintaining existing relationships.