HedgeFunds: Paulson leads a banner year for big players

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, there has been a massive transfer of wealth from the banks to the hedge funds, says Neil Wilson.

In association with Hedge Fund Intelligence

Following the sub-prime mortgage meltdown and subsequent credit market contagion, 2007 turned out to be pretty gruesome for banks. And a widespread perception has built up – even within the financial media – that it was also bad for hedge funds.

The reality could hardly be further from this perception. In fact, 2007 was a massive year for many hedge funds – if with a lot of dispersion among the returns of hedge funds overall.

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