With debt markets tight and an average loss of 1.8% among all hedge funds in January, it will be “surprising if we don’t see a lot of hedge funds close down at some point this year,” according to one fund-of-funds managing director quoted in the Financial Times. Firms managing multiple funds may discontinue one or more of their offerings, and increasing layoffs seem likely. Read the story.

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