Cayman Islands Named Top Domicile for Hedge Funds: Report

By: - December 13th, 2011

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Cayman Islands has been named the most-favoured domicile for hedge funds, according to Hedge Funds Review’s Service Providers Rankings.

The survey, which was completed by more than 1,000 hedge funds, fund of funds and investors, was completed between Oct. 4 and Oct. 28.

Cayman beat out Luxembourg, with 52.9 percent of respondents favouring Cayman as a domicile.

The report can be found by clicking here.

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