The increase in demands by European investors that hedge funds run their money in separate accounts is now being mirrored in the US, where the amount of money run in these structures is predicted to jump by 41% in the next two years.

According to research into US hedge funds holding a total of $130bn (€87.54bn) by analysts Tabb Group, investors will put $790bn into US hedge funds, using bespoke accounts, by 2011.